Preface: founder of the second order
Ernst von Glasersfeld
(Scientific Reasoning Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA)
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Abstract
Purpose
To preface Part II of the special issue focusing on the work of Heinz von Foerster.
Design/methodology/approach
Outlines the contribution made by Heinz von Foerster.
Findings
Highlights his role as the founder of second order cybernetics.
Originality/value
Provides an outline of the importance of Heinz von Foerster's contribution to cybernetics.
Keywords
Citation
von Glasersfeld, E. (2005), "Preface: founder of the second order", Kybernetes, Vol. 34 No. 3/4, pp. 319-320. https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920510581495
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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