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Systemic thinking is integrative. Unlike many sciences that arrange themselves in horizontal strata of disciplines (such as physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, and sociology), systems theory has a vertical orientation. It finds and correlates parallel expressions, approaches, and theories in the various levels of science and tests them for coherence and compatibility.
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Bausch, K.C. (2001). Introduction. In: The Emerging Consensus in Social Systems Theory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1263-9_1
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