An observing silence1

Foundations of Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 45-75

  Glanville, Ranulph ^a,b  

^a CybernEthics Research   (United Kingdom)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

(Individual) experience; Attributes qualities; Circularity; Constancy pattern; Construct; Observing (observed, observer); Science; Second order cybernetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444356835     PISSN: 12331821     EISSN: 15728471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1011353225749     Document Type: Review

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