FIRST PRINCIPLE OF A DECEPTION-PERCEPTION APPROACH TO SYSTEMS

1. The systems approach begins when first you see the world through the eyes of another.

The systems approach begins with philosophy, which allows the serious student to see the absolute validity of the widely diverging world views of Plato, Leibniz, Kant and the like without losing his own individuality. It shows him that the real world is modeled, experienced, dialectical, etc.