Philosophical Connections
The result of this synthetic, inclusive approach has established direct connections with many foundational traditions in philosophy. Including the work of Leibniz, Schelling, Marx, Habermas, Gramsci, Podolinsky, Woodford, Frank, von Bertalanffy, Eckersley. It is intimately connected with the philosophy of rational empiricism, also known as logical positivism, which was occupied with the unification of science, and the enlargement of Ecological humanities. In natural philosophy (science), it is connected to the Cybernetics of Ashby and Wiener, the rational physiology of W.S.McCulloch, Chinese medicine, Life cycle analysis, Embodied Energy analysis, and Ecological Footprint analysis. However the task of synthesis is to see, and extend, the connections into all fields, explaining differences through historical Energy Systems modeling. It also has very strong connections with systems ecology (also known as 'field physiology'), which might be considered its parent, and the study of Gaia, or the noosphere.
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