Sixty years of cybernetics: the philosophical foundations of cybernetics

Neocybernetic Emergence: Retuning the Posthuman

...We review the history that has unfolded secondfrom first-order cybernetics, and take exception to some recent accounts that discount the importance of the second-order or neocybernetic line of development. We argue that neocybernetic concepts in the line from von Foerster to Maturana, Varela, and Luhmann challenge not just the rigidities of AI and first-order mechanical and social systems en...

Sixty years of cybernetics: from youthful to useful

Interaction of Information based on Organizational Cybernetics Using Viable System Model

Aim: There is a framework of the organizational cybernetics so-called Viable System Model (VSM) that identifies a viable management plan in all general key channels of information that need to be maintained. The purpose was to evaluate the constructive facets of the organization and identify areas of organizations cybernetics. Methodology: Theoretical analysis method evaluates the VSM among the...

Application of a Heuristic Cybernetic Model in Peer-reviewing Process of Scholarly Papers

Background and Aim: This study attempts to show the cybernetics approach on peer reviewing articles to recommend an appropriate solution for increasing the qualitative level of published articles in scientific journals. Method: Heuristic Cybernetics method is suggested, based on the scientific experiences of related researches and also the mathematical principles that is an appropriate formed s...

بررسی میزان کاربست مؤلفه‌های الگوی سایبرنتیک در مدیریت دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان در سال تحصیلی 1389– 1388

Introduction: Today, the universities leadership to adapt or adjust with complex and unknown phenomena are need until in its shadow, organizations to conduct by appropriate. The purpose of this research was to study the extent of application of cybernetic model indices at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: A Research method was descriptive-survey that population consisted of all ...