Observing Systems¶
von Foerster, H. (1981). Observing Systems.
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Primes¶
- Autopoiesis
- Second-order cybernetics' insight — the observer is part of the observation, as von Foerster (1981) develops in Observing Systems — applies to autopoietic descriptions too.
This sourceIntersystems Publications. Foundational second-order-cybernetics collection developing the principle that observers are part of the systems they observe
- Second-order cybernetics' insight — the observer is part of the observation, as von Foerster (1981) develops in Observing Systems — applies to autopoietic descriptions too.
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