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May 01, 2013
TYPES OF SYSTEMS
There are four basic types of system depending on whether the parts and the whole can display choice, and therefore, be purposeful.
THE FOUR TYPES OF SYSTEMS
| Type of System Model | Parts | Whole | Example | |
| Mechanistic | No choice | No choice | Machines | |
| Animate | No choice | Choice | Persons | |
| Social | Choice | Choice | Corporations | |
| Ecological | Choice | No Choice | Nature |
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