What I learned from Heinz von Foerster about the construction of science

Kybernetes

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 278-294

  Umpleby, Stuart A ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cybernetics; Philosophical concepts

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CYBERNETICS; MANAGERS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SALES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ASSOCIATED GROUP ANALYSIS (AGA); BIOLOGICAL CYBERNETICS; COMMUNICATION METAPHOR; PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPTS;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 18844385521     PISSN: 0368492X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03684920510575843     Document Type: Article

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