Abstract

• This chapter proposes an ontology of systemness that explains the organization of things in the universe
• It also looks into the epistemology of systems, how systems knowledge can be used to obtain understanding of all systems to prepare for presenting a systems language

3.1 What exists

3.2 What is a System Ontology and Why does it Matter?

3.3 Ontogenesis: The Origin and Development of Systems

3.4 An Ontological Framework

3.5 The System Ontology

3.6 Putting it all Together

3.7 Summary of Ontology and Ontogeny