A massive failed attempt at systems theory. The approach has many similarities with Parsons's failed attempt to classify all aspects of society. When I say "failed attempt" I mean that the approaches have not been useful to advance our knowledge. Researchers and thinkers have neither followed Miller's nor Parsons's suggestions of how to do research. People into "complexity theory" ought to read this book, because I think that theory will go the same way as systems theory (i.e. the dustbin).There is however no doubt that a massive amount of work has been put into this book and that its author is intelligent. Two stars