Pt. 1. The Theories and Why -- 1. The Emergence of Holistic Thinking -- 2. Basic Ideas of General Systems Theory -- 3. A Selection of Systems Theories -- 4. Communication and Information Theory -- 5. Some Theories of Brain and Mind -- Pt. 2. The Applications and How -- 6. Artificial Intelligence and Life -- 7. Organizational Theory and Management Cybernetics -- 8. Decision-Making and Decision Aids -- 9. Informatics -- 10. Some of the Systems Methodologies -- 11. The Future of Systems Theory.