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Springer eBooks, Nov 24, 2020

1968 veroffentlichte Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1901–1972) eine Folge von Aufsatzen, die er uber ein... more 1968 veroffentlichte Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1901–1972) eine Folge von Aufsatzen, die er uber eine Zeit von mehr als 30 Jahren verfasst hatte, in denen er Wege vorschlug, um bestimmte Phanomene zu erforschen, die von der klassischen Wissenschaft zuvor ubersehen worden waren. Dieses Buch mit dem Titel General System Theory verhalf dazu, seine Ideen bekannt zu machen und beschleunigte die Entwicklung der Systembewegung, deren erstes Mitglied (1954) die Society for General Systems Research war.

Constructivist Foundations, 2017

Constructivist Foundations, 2013

CoNStRuCtIvISt FouNdAtIoNs vol. 9, N°1 operators, strings and substitution and the allocation of ... more CoNStRuCtIvISt FouNdAtIoNs vol. 9, N°1 operators, strings and substitution and the allocation of resources to maintain these are representations of a continuous process of responding to stimuli and building and rebuilding the cognitive systems to accommodate environmental change. This is consistent with the constructivist notion that reality is constructed through a continuous process of neuronal/cognitive action. An aspect of this building and rebuilding of internal representations when interacting with knowledge systems (teaching and learning) and when interacting with other people (conversation theory), which seems to have been neglected, is the development of an underlying cognitive dynamics that can account for the interaction of cognitive systems. We have the idea of cognitive systems that interact but we do not have the equivalent of something like gravitation in the physical world to explain the interactions of cognitive systems. Is there a drive for well-stocked minds to pass knowledge on to less well-stocked minds? There is certainly an argument that there has been significant evolutionary advantage to humankind in its ability to externalise thought through language, art, technology, science, computer modelling and big data and thereby share representations and constructs to mutual benefit. The target paper and these other early attempts at modelling cognitive systems set down a marker that a theory of cognitive system dynamics was needed. Insights from second-order cybernetics and from recent work in psychology and neurophysiology (McGilchrist 2009; Kahneman 2011) have given added impetus to this quest.

Springer eBooks, 1997

People's activities tend to deviate in many ways from what are considered 'rati9na1' theories of ... more People's activities tend to deviate in many ways from what are considered 'rati9na1' theories of decision making. In trying to interpret these deviations increasingly complex theories have been fonnulated. The deviations may also be interpreted, more simply, as a falsification of the method used for their study. This paper suggests a different approach to the study of decision making: decision theory should be considered as an element of the class of action languages, that is of languages that support the improvement of individual and collective actions.

Psychological Reports, Feb 1, 1970

Similaritg between nouns (concepts) was described by a distance function. Distances were then rel... more Similaritg between nouns (concepts) was described by a distance function. Distances were then related to measurements on the concrete-abstract scale and to associations. Results were interpreted in terms of two aspects of the semantic space of words, intensionality and extensionality, the latter seeming a dominant basis for behavioral comparison of concepts.

Elsevier eBooks, 1981

ABSTRACT Something that seems to come most easily to us is to say ‘I’. But what worlds of differe... more ABSTRACT Something that seems to come most easily to us is to say ‘I’. But what worlds of different meanings and connotations are linked to this simple activity of saying I! This applies especially in connection with the term improvement - which stands central as a problem-generating topic, both in this meeting and in our present-day world. A method is presented to handle the difficulties, arising in linking improvement with such an addressee: I. The method is the product of experiments - themselves dealing with improvement in practical situations. Its main characteristic is to change the boundaries within networks of systems - not to explain them, or to describe them, or even to model them.

Constructivist Foundations, 2007

Constructivist Foundations, 2021

Publisher Summary This chapter highlights the analysis of systems support. Systems analysis is re... more Publisher Summary This chapter highlights the analysis of systems support. Systems analysis is relatively young as an identified set of activities: only some 20 to 30 years of age. These years have brought some successes, recognition, and some degree of establishment. However, two difficult problems have appeared, concomitant to this development. One is that expectations have increased from systems analysis. The other type of problem is that various peculiar difficulties are encountered during the improvement of the activity of systems analysis itself to be able to satisfy better such expectations. This chapter focuses on the latter type of problem, covering the difficulties of the second order, or difficulties on a meta-level.

Springer eBooks, 1993

Reaching heaven, paradise, Utopia, perfection, or as Fukuyama (1992) states, the end of history, ... more Reaching heaven, paradise, Utopia, perfection, or as Fukuyama (1992) states, the end of history, is often seen as man’s birthright. Sometimes it was assumed that mankind’s future state of happiness had to be guaranteed by some external, hence eternal influence. Sometimes one was sure that improvement would come automatically, as part of man’s destiny. Confidence in such matters seems to have increased, meanwhile. Many people now appear willing to accept that our existence is an’ achievement’, though’ luck’ and opportunism may play an important part in it — such as the piece of rock that, 65 million years ago, wiped out 70% of all species and allowed mammals their ascent.

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2004

Professor Ellison’s book examines the causes and consequences of regulating transport and other s... more Professor Ellison’s book examines the causes and consequences of regulating transport and other sectors in North America over 11 chapters. As is made clear in the Introduction, the author strays from his main focus to an examination of international regulatory liberalization of finance and telecommunications. This, to some extent, explains the mismatch between title and book. The first chapter gives the reader the impression that the book is rather ethnocentric, with a 36-page history of US and Canadian transport regulation, particularly of the railways. Although turgid at times, the analysis of codetermination of regulatory regimes is illuminating. Indeed, this is a central theme of the book as a whole. Ellison returns to a commentary on US and Canadian transport regulation in chapters 7 and 8, but focuses on aviation. This bias towards US and Canadian transport regulation is not reflected in the title. The second and third chapters have a more international flavour, encompassing i...

Constructivist Foundations, 2016

Philip Baron is challenged to clarify the link between his admirable efforts at teaching and rese... more Philip Baron is challenged to clarify the link between his admirable efforts at teaching and research. To allow for a counterchallenge a method to transfer his experiences is summarised that is …

This paper is part of an ongoing research. Throughout it, different approaches to link micro-busi... more This paper is part of an ongoing research. Throughout it, different approaches to link micro-businesses activities with the development of territorial capital are visited. Five vignettes are provided to illustrate how these research approaches operate. Reflecting on each approach provides practical implications about the building and maintenance of some of the collective resources associated to ‘territorial capital’. Adding on previous economists’ understandings of territorial capital, this paper identifies an alternative research procedure that suggests how to develop and maintain some elusive dimensions of territorial capital, such as social, relational and human capital, and cooperation networks.

Biblical Interpretation from the Perspective of Prophetic Dialogue: Learning from History. The pr... more Biblical Interpretation from the Perspective of Prophetic Dialogue: Learning from History. The progress of biblical interpretation today is the fruit of prophetic dialogue, a basic exegetical attitude shown especially since the Reformation, thanks to Martin Luther's prophetic courage. He brought the Bible back to the centre of the Church's life and to its function as its highest authority. Moreover, Luther also paved the way for developing historical-critical methods by revising patristic hermeneutics, emphasizing the literal sense over allegorical ones. Because prophetic dialogue was Luther's basic perspective, much of his exegesis is still valid today. Modern exegetes interpret the Bible from a similar perspective, and as a result their interpretation promotes ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue. One important initiative is Scriptural Reasoning promoted by Jewish, Christian and Muslim exegetes.