The Dialectical Tragedy of the Concept of Wholeness : Ludwig Von Bertalanffy's Biography Revisited

French historian of science Pouvreau is currently working on his doctoral dissertation tracing the history of the General System Theory, but found time to set out what he has learned during the process about the life of Austrian philosopher and biologist Bertalanffy (1901-72), who developed that theory. He draws particularly from a recently discovered archive of personal papers, and seeks to steer between the well beaten paths of hagiography and denouncement. No French edition is cited. Annotation 2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)