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."

A propos de l'auteur

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.

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Stafford Beer, Beer Stafford
• Edition: Ingram Publishers Services
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 18.11.1993
• EAN: 9780887845475
• ISBN: 978-0-88784-547-5
• Pages: 110
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 32 mm
• Poids: 136 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Thèmes: CBC Massey Lectures; CBC Massey Lectures; CBC Massey Lecture
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Droit, profession, finances; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences naturelles en général; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Général, dictionnaires; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science, Organizational theory and behaviour