Systemic virtues as a foundation for a general theory of design elegance

被引：3
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作者：
Rousseau, David [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Billingham, Julie [1 ,5 ]
Calvo-Amodio, Javier [2 ,6 ,7 ,8 ]
机构：
[1] Ctr Syst Philosophy, 30 Leigh Close, Surrey KT15 1EL, England
[2] ISSS, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England
[3] Univ Hull, Ctr Syst Studies, Kingston On Hull, England
[4] Bertalanffy Ctr Study Syst Sci, Vienna, Austria
[5] Salesforce Inc, San Francisco, CA USA
[6] Oregon State Univ, Sch Mech Ind & Mfg Engn, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
[7] Int Council Syst Engn INCOSE, San Diego, CA USA
[8] ASEM, Huntsville, AL USA
来源：
SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE | 2019年 / 36卷 / 05期
关键词：
design goodness; general systems theory; periodic table of systems; systemic virtues; value theory; SEMANTIC BASIS;
D O I：
10.1002/sres.2627
中图分类号：
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号：
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要：
Recent discussion and research in systems engineering have highlighted the need for a principled approach to attaining elegance in engineered systems, in order to enhance product value and reduce life cycle risks. In this paper, we analyse the "elegance factors" pertaining to designed systems from the perspective of the philosophy of value (axiology) and characterize the elegance factors as "systemic virtues," analogous to philosophical models of the factors pertaining to the "goodness" of persons and scientific theories. We defend the possibility of the existence and discovery of general systems laws that could ground a general theory of design elegance, and report on our strategy and progress in developing methods for discovering such laws and for developing such a theory.
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页码：656 / 667
页数：12
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