The focus of
this bibliography is autopoietic theory -- the term I use to refer
to the body of Maturana and Varela's work overall. Other relevant
titles / labels include: autopoiesis; theory of autopoiesis; autonomy;
biological autonomy ; enaction ; enactivism; enactive cognitive
science; second-order cybernetics ; and self-organizing (-referential
/ -producing) systems. -- Randall Whitaker
"This [huge] site is dedicated to modern systems thinking in all
its various forms an on-line educational activity of CALResCo, for
scientist, artist and humanist, young and old."
"Complexity
On-line is a scientific information network about complex systems.
You will find access to sites, publications (including the Complexity
On-line Journal ) and other sources of interest."
"Niklas
Luhmann has provided a view of social theory from the perspective
of contemporary systems theory which highlights a large number of
social mechanisms that tend to be overlooked in the more traditional
approaches. " --Wallace H. Provost Jr.
Also see:
Luhmann, Habermas, and the Theory of Communicationby
Loet Leydesdorff
A Website devoted
to the "Biologist, Cybernetician, Scientist [who] invented his
theory of autopoiesis following in the pathways of Bateson, Wittgenstein,
the social ïricorsoÍ of Vico, the self-production notion of Paul Weiss,
and many others."
The entire book
is here.Kevin Kelly
is the Executive Editor of Wiredmagazine.
Kevin His book describes how technology is becoming biological, decentralized
and distributed.
"The Principia
Cybernetica Project (PCP) is a collaborative, computer-supported attempt
to develop a complete cybernetic and evolutionary philosophy. "
"The Online
Course [from the Democritus University of Thrace] is designed to serve
as an introduction to the authors, theories, on-going discussions,
and applications of a new scientific paradigm. The course consists
of a progessive series of lessons, which may be worked through on
a self-taught basis or guided by an instructor." Authors: Ludwig
von Bertalanffy - Ernst von Glasersfeld - Heinz von Foerster - Randal
Whitaker - Humberto Maturana - Wolfgang Krohn, Günter Küppers,
Helga Novotny - Ethan H. Decker - Harmke Kamminga - M.A. Boudourides
- Niklas Luhmann.
The purpose of … (SCTPLS) is to provide a forum for scholars and
practitioners who share an interest in the application of nonlinear
dynamical systems models in psychology, social sciences and life
sciences. SCTPLS is an international organization with participating
members from over 30 countries, and one of the few truly interdisciplinary
organizations where a shared nonlinear dynamical systems framework
permits us to communicate effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
from New
Frontiers in Collective Problem Solving, by N. Johnson, S. Rasmussen,
M. Kantor. " The goal is to analyze and facilitate how people,
in the process of accessing and using information on networks, create
new knowledge without premeditation."
Stuart A. Umpleby prepared this article as an editorial forCybernetics
and Human Knowing. Summarizes and compares first and second order
cybernetics and the contributions of several authors.
Self-Organization,
Systems Theory & Constructivism - Online Course 