Distinctions Is The behavior of a system cannot be known just by knowing the elements of which the system is made. 1 A phrase often attributed to Aristotle Is Not Boundary Systems Relationships RelationshipConceptRationalecentral toSystems ThinkingSystems thinking studies how interactions between parts produce behaviors that cannot be understood by examining the parts alone.Illustrated byThe Blind Men and the ElephantEach blind man examines only a part of the elephant and reaches an incorrect conclusion, demonstrating how understanding parts alone cannot reveal the behavior of the whole. Perspectives Footnotes Thinking In Systems ↩