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(1989) Systems prospects, Dordrecht, Springer.
Basically, this chapter addresses the question of whether the explicit thinking in contradictions can be a useful supplement to Soft Systems Methodology (Checkland, 1981). The idea is by Mathiassen who examines system concepts and their implications and limitations (Mathiassen, 1987) by a comparison with the dialectics of Israel (1979). A more detailed version of the arguments in this chapter is given in Nielsen (1988).
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0845-4_46
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Nielsen, P. A. (1989)., The concept of contradiction in soft systems practice — an illustration, in R. L. Flood, M. C. Jackson & P. Keys (eds.), Systems prospects, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 285-289.
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