Understanding Systems: Conversations on Epistemology and Ethics (IFSR International Series on Systems Science and Engineering)
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Rating | : | 4.14 (972 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0306467526 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 158 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-08-11 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"This book is rich with insights, full of inspiring expression and also filled with wisdom so that you really want to distribute it like a leaflet."(Book Review German Radio)
A wonderful book for people wanting to learn more about cybernetics It was delightful to read this book that summarizes Von Forester’s main ideas and concepts. A wonderful book for people wanting to learn more about cybernetics and systems.. Great discovery D. Benson Very well written conversation between the author that has read von Foerster well. The book contains rich insights and wisdom about Cybernetics, Systems, and practice teaching, psychotherapy, management, communication, and applying ethics. I can understand why the organizers of the Macy Conferences invited von Foerster to participate.I look forward reading this book again and passing a copy on to others.
They discuss the seeming objectivity of our sensual perception, the consequences of "truth terrorism" and the connections between knowledge and ethics, sight and insight.. Together, they explore the borders of our capacity for knowledge. How real is reality? Are our images of the world mere inventions, or does an external reality correspond to them? Is it possible to know the truth?These are questions that physicist and philosopher Heinz von Foerster and journalist Bernhard Poerksen debate about in their conversations