Author： Scott Bernard
Publisher： Emerald Group Publishing Ltd
ISSN： 0368-492X
Source： Kybernetes: The International Journal of Systems & Cybernetics, Vol.29, Iss.7-8, 2000-07, pp. : 995-998
Disclaimer: Any content in publications that violate the sovereignty, the constitution or regulations of the PRC is not accepted or approved by CNPIEC.
Abstract
This paper reviews the proposal by D.J. Stewart of extending the cybernetics world view, where one is limited to just two ontological domains, those of "energy" and "information", by adding a third domain, the domain of "observer valued imparities". A link is suggested between Stewart's proposals and the constructivist epistemologies of second-order cybernetics which impose on the observer the obligation to take responsibility for the worlds he or she constructs, including decisions about beliefs and purposes. A model of "science" as a system of beliefs is presented. Finally, the model is given a general interpretation.
Related content
Access to resources
Recommend
Kybernetes: The International Journal of Systems & Cybernetics, Vol. 30, Iss. 9-10, 2001-11 ,pp. :
CYBERNETICS OF CONCEPTUAL SYSTEMS
Cybernetics and Systems, Vol. 28, Iss. 8, 1997-12 ,pp. :