Lynn Segal

The Dream of Reality (eBook, PDF)

Heinz von Foerster's Constructivism

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Produktbeschreibung

There is no objective reality independent of an observer: we construct our own reality. This central premise of "constructivism" is the theme of this book dealing with the ideas of Heinz von Foerster, one of its founders. "This book presents in thoroughly clear manner Heinz von Foerster's important - albeit difficult - fundamental idea: constructivism. I was most excited by the discussion of von Foerster's theory of reality. All those who would like to come to grips with these problems will find it most rewarding to read this book" - Bruno Bettelheim

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 163
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461301158
• Artikelnr.: 44052705

Autorenporträt

Heinz von Foerster (1911 - 2002) war nach dem Studium der Physik in Wien in verschiedenen Forschungslaboratorien tätig, bevor er 1949 in die USA übersiedelte. An der Universität von Illinois gründete er das inzwischen legendäre Biologische Computer-Laboratorium die Wiege jener Erkenntnistheorie, die später unter der Bezeichnung Konstruktivismus für Aufsehen sorgen sollte.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Myth of Objectivity.- 2. The Difficulties of Language.- 3. Maturana and the Observer.- 4. The Nervous System.- 5. Computation.- 6. Biocomputation.- 7. Closure.- Appendix: An Interview with Heinz von Foerster.- Notes.

Rezensionen

SOME PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS EDITION: "Segal...amicably succeed(s) in making rather profound insights seductively easy to read and in maintaining von Foerster's oratory flair..." -JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION "(a) richly provocative book..." -JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY From the reviews of the second edition: "Segal, a psychotherapist, initiated this work as a transcription of von Foerster's lecture material; but it evolved instead into interpretation of von Foerster's ideas in accessible language. ... The appendix contains an interview with von Foerster himself. This second edition is essentially a reissue of the first ... but it incorporates corrections and clarifications that von Foerster added to the German edition ... ." (Reference & Research Book News, November, 2001)