Designing Freedom

Distinguished cyberneticist Stafford Beer states the case for a new science of systems theory and cybernetics. His essays examine such issues as "The Real Threat to All We Hold Most Dear," "The Discarded Tools of Modern Man," "A Liberty Machine in Prototype," "Science in the Service of Man," "The Future That Can Be Demanded Now," and "The Free Man in a Cybernetic World."

About the author

Stafford Beer, an international consultant in the sciences of management and effective organization, wrote hundreds of papers and articles and five books. He died in August 2002.

Summary

Distinguished cyberneticist Stafford Beer states the case for a new science of systems theory and cybernetics. His essays examine such issues as The Real Threat to All We Hold Most Dear, The Discarded Tools of Modern Man, A Liberty Machine in Prototype, Science in the Service of Man, The Future That Can Be Demanded Now, The Free Man in a Cybernetic World.

Designing Freedom ponders the possibilities of liberty in a cybernetic world.

Product details

• Authors: Stafford Beer, Beer Stafford
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.11.1993
• EAN: 9780887845475
• ISBN: 978-0-88784-547-5
• No. of pages: 110
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 136 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: CBC Massey Lectures; The CBC Massey Lectures; CBC Massey Lecture
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science, Organizational theory and behaviour