Sociocybernetics Paradoxes
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Sociocybernetic Paradoxes
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Author : R. Felix Geyer
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications Limited
Release Date : 1986-07
Sociocybernetic Paradoxes written by R. Felix Geyer and has been published by SAGE Publications Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-07 with Computers categories.
In this stimulating work, thirteen distinguished scholars examine and aim to reconcile the paradox that social systems tend to steer themselves with the knowledge that they are, at the same time, subject to steering and control from outside. 'Sociocybernetics' is the term they have coined to describe the tools used in the analysis of this paradox; tools which have themselves evolved from and influenced cybernetics and general systems theory. Sociocybernetic Paradoxes surveys both the possibilities and limitations of cybernetics in the analysis and treatment of social problems: Part One looks at concrete experiences of the steering of specific social systems; Part Two examines the planning, hierarchy and views of soci
Sociocybernetics Paradoxes
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Author : Sciocybernetics
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Sociocybernetics Paradoxes written by Sciocybernetics and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with categories.
Sociocybernetics
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Author : R.F. Geyer
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-11-14
Sociocybernetics written by R.F. Geyer and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-14 with Social Science categories.
Sociocybernetics
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Author : Rudolf F. Geyer
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2001-01-30
Sociocybernetics written by Rudolf F. Geyer and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-30 with Social Science categories.
In an effort to shed light on recent developments in sociocybernetic research, this volume represents recent and advanced thinking in this rapidly developing field. The authors address the core problems in social science caused by increasing societal complexity and analyze the inadequacy of many of the methodological tools still used for grappling with nonlinear, self-organizing systems. Together, the 18 contributors propose elements of a new methodology based on sociocybernetic principles aimed at describing and explaining the growth of societal complexity, the contribution of autopoiesis of societal subunits to more societal complexity, and the new simulation-based methodology needed to observe complex social systems. This unique volume contributes to a greater understanding of sociocybernetics and its uses as a method for researching modern problems of increasing complexity and interdependence. The first part of the book deals with increasing societal complexity and contains chapters on its overall development, the complexity of brain-environment interaction loops, organizational change, the development of human values, and the increasing interpenetration of societal subsystems. The second part concentrates on a current issue in sociocybernetics: autopoiesis, or self-production. The chapters included in Part II concentrate on embodied cognition, on the applicability of autopoiesis to business firms, on its roots in Aristotelian philosophy, and on the possibility of societal control and steering in democratic societies. Part III, more focused on methodology, discusses the difficulties inherent in observing complex social systems. The chapters deal with the problems of cross-cultural comparative research, simulation of the evolution of social systems, longitudinal simulation of education systems, and the methodological difficulties associated with analyzing the unexpected complexities of mutually interacting nonlinear systems.
Paradoxes Of Rationality And Cooperation
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Author : Richmond Campbell
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 1985
Paradoxes Of Rationality And Cooperation written by Richmond Campbell and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Literary Criticism categories.
This anthology, the first to bring together the most importantphilosophical essays on the paradoxes, analyses the concepts underlyingthe Prisoner's Dilemma and Newcomb's Problem and evaluates theproposed solutions. The relevant theories have been developed over thepast four decades in a variety of disciplines: mathematics, economics,psychology, political science, biology, and philosophy. And theproblems these paradoxes uncover can arise in many different forms: indebates over nuclear disarmament, labour-management disputes, maritalconflicts, Calvinist theology, and even in the evolution of diseasethrough the "cooperation" of microorganisms. Thepossibilities for application are virtually limitless.
Zeno S Paradoxes
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Author : Wesley C. Salmon
language : en
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Release Date : 2001-01-01
Zeno S Paradoxes written by Wesley C. Salmon and has been published by Hackett Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-01 with Science categories.
A reprint of the Bobbs-Merrill edition of 1970. These essays lead the reader through the land of the wonderful shrinking genie to the warehouse where the infinity machines are kept. By careful examination of a lamp that is switched on and off infinitely many times, or the workings of a machine that prints out an infinite decimal expansion of pi, we begin to understand how it is possible for Achilles to overtake the tortoise. The concepts that form the basis of modern science---space, time, motion, change, infinity---are examined and explored in this edition. Includes an updated bibliography.
The Power Of Paradox Impossible Conversations
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Author : Markus Locker
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2019-05-07
The Power Of Paradox Impossible Conversations written by Markus Locker and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-07 with Philosophy categories.
In this book, Markus Locker demonstrates that the paradox behind each truth claim opens a channel of communication of truths.
Issues In Sociocybernetics
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Author : John A. Busch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Issues In Sociocybernetics written by John A. Busch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Computers categories.
Systems For Sustainability
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Author : Frank A. Stowell
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-11-11
Systems For Sustainability written by Frank A. Stowell and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-11 with Business & Economics categories.
The term "sustainability" has entered the lexicon of many academic disciplines and fields of professional practice, but to date does not appear to have been seriously consid ered within the systems community unless, perhaps, under other guises. Within the wider community there is no consensus around what sustainability means with some authors identifying 70 to 100 definitions of the term. Some see sustainability as the precise and quantifiable outcomes of biological systems whilst others see it in terms of processes rele vant to personal and organizational change with the potential to effect changes in our rela tionships with out environments. Internationally it has been increasingly used in relation to the term "sustainable development"--a term popularised by the Brundland Commis of definitions sion's report in 1987 entitled "Our Common Future. " Despite this diversity and polarised perception on its utility, unlike many other popular terms, it has not had its time and subsided quietly from our language. It is therefore timely for the systems com munity to explore the relationship between systems and sustainability in a range of con texts. Participants in this, the 5th International Conference of the United Kingdom Systems Society (UKSS), have been invited to reflect critically on the contribution of sys tems thinking and action to sustainability-to the sustainability of personal relationships, the organizations in which live and work, and our "natural" environment.
Cybernetics And Applied Systems
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Author : Constantin Virgil Negoita
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2018-10-08
Cybernetics And Applied Systems written by Constantin Virgil Negoita and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-08 with Computers categories.
In light of the enormous interest in building intelligent systems, this volume blends theory, applications, and methodology of cybernetics taking it out of the realm of the abstract and explaining how cybernetics can contribute to an improved understanding of intelligence. Among the topics of the 17