Self-steering and Cognition in Complex Systems: Toward a New CyberneticsFrancis Heylighen, Eric Rosseel, Frank Demeyere In the on-going philosophical debate between cognitivism and (radical) constructivism the pervading notions of self-reference, self- organization, self-steering, autonomy, etc., are at the forefront of discussion. These multidisciplinary papers, from a symposium on [title] held in May 1987, examine these topics in depth and illustrate their applications. Taken as a whole, they provide insight into the emergence of a new cybernetics. Book club price, $34. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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A New Transdisciplinary Paradigm for the Study of Complex | 1 |
New Cybernetics and the Social Sciences | 17 |
CONTENTS | 25 |
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action activity actors adaptation adaptive representation Artificial Intelligence autonomy autopoiesis autopoietic basic behaviour biological boundary classical communication complementarity complex systems concept constitute contingency cybernetics decision defined describe distinctions domain dynamic elements environment epistemology example existence expert systems external feedback formulated Francis Heylighen function fundamental goal Gordon Pask Heylighen human Humberto Maturana idiothetic individual input interaction internal interpretation knowledge language legal positivism legal system linguistic living systems Löfgren Luhmann Maturana means measurement mechanism nodes normative object observer operation organization organizational closure output paradigm perception person phenomena physical possible pragmatic information principle problem produce psychology quantum mechanical quantum theory recursive reference relation representation result Rosseel rules scientific self-organization self-reference self-referential self-steering sense simulation situation social sciences social systems society socio-cybernetics sociology specific stability steering structure subnetwork subsystem systems theory Varela variables Wigner's friend