ABSTRACT
Since the intent of this book is to define a science of SE (although most or all of the pieces already exist), we start laying out MOSES with a chapter on science and its relation to engineering, and their role in a science of SE. Such a discussion is necessitated by the expansion of SE to include organic elements such as humans. is entails some reorientation in how we think about science and engineering, especially with regard to natural and artificial systems. is chapter addresses the reorientation in the expanded SE context, including the relation between systems science (SS) and complex systems science (CSS). It also introduces the foundation portion of the systems taxonomy shown in dashed outline in the left part of the reduced graphic above.
