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| − | '''Heinz von Foerster''' ( | + | '''Heinz von Foerster''' (13 November 1911, [[Vienna]] – 2 October 2002, Pescadero, California) was an Austrian American scientist combining physics and philosophy, and widely attributed as the originator of Second-order [[cybernetics]]. He was twice a Guggenheim fellow (1956-1957 and 1963-1964) and also was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1980. |
| + | ==Publications== | ||
| + | * editor, ''Cybernetics of Cybernetics, or, the Control of Control and the Communication of Communication'' (BCL Report 73.38), Urbana, IL: University of Illinois, 1974; 2nd ed. Minneapolis, MN: Future Systems, 1995, 497 pp. A collection of papers by distinguished cyberneticians with graphic commentaries and original texts and definitions composed by students in von Foerster’s “Cybernetics of Cybernetics” seminar. | ||
| − | + | * ''Observing Systems'', intro. Francisco J. Varela, Seaside, CA: Intersystems, 1981, xvi+331 pp; 2nd ed, 1984, xviii+331 pp. | |
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| + | * ''[[Media:von Foerster Heinz Las semillas de la cibernetica 1991.pdf|Las semillas de la cibernética]]'', ed. & trans. Marcelo Pakman, intro. Carlos Sluzki, Barcelona: Gedisa, 1991. {{es}} | ||
| − | http:// | + | * ''[https://monoskop.org/log/?p=487 Understanding Understanding: Essays on Cybernetics and Cognition]'', New York: Springer, 2003, 362 pp. Incl. [[Media:von Foerster Heinz 2003 Objects Tokens for Eigen-Behaviors.pdf|"Objects: Tokens for (Eigen-)Behaviors"]], pp 261-271. |
| − | http://www.t-h-e-n-e-t.com/html/_film/pers/_pers_foerster.htm | + | |
| + | * ''[http://library.memoryoftheworld.org/#/book/81184226-ae25-4374-a71c-dfb0c03c234d The Beginning of Heaven and Earth Has No Name: Seven Days With Second-Order Cybernetics]'', eds. Albert Mueller and Karl H. Mueller, trans. Elinor Rooks and Michael Kasenbacher, New York: Fordham University, 2013. | ||
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| + | ==Interviews== | ||
| + | * Peter Bexte, [http://web.archive.org/web/20070720212157/http://home.snafu.de/pedasy/hvf-int.htm "Warum sind Computer musikalisch, Herr von Foerster?"], ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'', 30 Dec 1988. {{de}} | ||
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| + | ==Literature== | ||
| + | * Gordon Pask, [https://monoskop.org/log/?p=342 "Heinz von Foerster's Self-Organisation, the Progenitor of Conversation and Interaction Theories"], ''Systems Research'' 13:3, 1996, pp 349-362. Pask's last paper, on his work together with von Foerster and their account of the history of cybernetics. | ||
| + | * Evelyne Andreewsky, Robert Delorme (eds.), ''[http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=A731AC2658E37770BBB49A26443BE75B Seconde cybernétique et complexité: rencontres avec Heinz von Foerster]'', Paris: L'Harmattan, 2006. {{fr}} | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | * http://www.t-h-e-n-e-t.com/html/_film/pers/_pers_foerster.htm | ||
| + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_von_Foerster Wikipedia] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Cybernetics]] {{DEFAULTSORT:von Foerster, Heinz}} | ||
Revision as of 19:18, 17 April 2020
Heinz von Foerster (13 November 1911, Vienna – 2 October 2002, Pescadero, California) was an Austrian American scientist combining physics and philosophy, and widely attributed as the originator of Second-order cybernetics. He was twice a Guggenheim fellow (1956-1957 and 1963-1964) and also was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1980.
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Publications
- editor, Cybernetics of Cybernetics, or, the Control of Control and the Communication of Communication (BCL Report 73.38), Urbana, IL: University of Illinois, 1974; 2nd ed. Minneapolis, MN: Future Systems, 1995, 497 pp. A collection of papers by distinguished cyberneticians with graphic commentaries and original texts and definitions composed by students in von Foerster’s “Cybernetics of Cybernetics” seminar.
- Observing Systems, intro. Francisco J. Varela, Seaside, CA: Intersystems, 1981, xvi+331 pp; 2nd ed, 1984, xviii+331 pp.
- Las semillas de la cibernética, ed. & trans. Marcelo Pakman, intro. Carlos Sluzki, Barcelona: Gedisa, 1991. (Spanish)
- Understanding Understanding: Essays on Cybernetics and Cognition, New York: Springer, 2003, 362 pp. Incl. "Objects: Tokens for (Eigen-)Behaviors", pp 261-271.
- The Beginning of Heaven and Earth Has No Name: Seven Days With Second-Order Cybernetics, eds. Albert Mueller and Karl H. Mueller, trans. Elinor Rooks and Michael Kasenbacher, New York: Fordham University, 2013.
Interviews
- Peter Bexte, "Warum sind Computer musikalisch, Herr von Foerster?", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 30 Dec 1988. (German)
Literature
- Gordon Pask, "Heinz von Foerster's Self-Organisation, the Progenitor of Conversation and Interaction Theories", Systems Research 13:3, 1996, pp 349-362. Pask's last paper, on his work together with von Foerster and their account of the history of cybernetics.
- Evelyne Andreewsky, Robert Delorme (eds.), Seconde cybernétique et complexité: rencontres avec Heinz von Foerster, Paris: L'Harmattan, 2006. (French)
