TY  - JOUR
AB  - Only the elements of a theory of purposiveness are presented in this paper, the two main items being the effectiveness of a purpose with respect to a system and the generation of a purpose by a system. The author then gives some preliminary definitions and studies the PPG‐concept. The role of the body‐machine in the actualization of the PPG‐concept is discussed, the latter serving as a model of the theory of purposiveness. The paper concludes with a proposal concerning a system's systematization on the basis of its ability to passively follow or to actively select goals for itself. A normative theory has to be considered as a presupposition of the theory of purposiveness.
VL  - 9
IS  - 2
SN  - 0368-492X
DO  - 10.1108/eb005546
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb005546
AU  - LOCKER A.
PY  - 1980
Y1  - 1980/01/01
TI  - ELEMENTS OF A CYBERNETIC THEORY OF PURPOSIVENESS
T2  - Kybernetes
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 97
EP  - 108
Y2  - 2024/09/20
ER  -