The Life and Behavior of Living Organisms: A General Theory - download pdf or read online

Jaques offers a unconditionally new normal theoretical starting place for realizing the person and social habit of all residing organisms. not like latest theories of habit that are static, Jaques has succeeded in breaking via to a really dynamic orientation. This step forward, resulted from his basic examine into paintings firms that resulted in the conclusion that the adaptation among inanimate methods and all dwelling habit, is that every one residing habit consists of intentional goal-directed work.

This non-stop paintings includes using judgment in selecting targets and in making the selections essential to get to those targets. This paintings procedure is similar in all residing organisms, together with people. it truly is an ineffable technique of the entire organism, inaccessible to direct commentary and event. Intentionality is the dynamic of habit. This discovery has led during the last 50 years to huge discoveries--objective measures of labor complexity, and of the extent of complexity (capability) of people in all species; how human language differs from verbal exchange in different species; the necessity to distinguish among horizontal evolutionary mutations inside of a given point of potential, and vertical evolution to species with larger degrees of complexity; the character of freedom inside of mutual-trust inducing constraints. Set forth to seriously change the character of all behavioral and social sciences within the new millenium, Jaques' research is key studying for all students, scholars, and researchers in addition to most people concerned with the habit of dwelling organisms.