Raymond Ruyer

Cybernetics and the Origin of Information

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Produktbeschreibung

Published now for the first time in English, Cybernetics and the Origin of Information is a deep exploration into information theory, cybernetics, and the philosophy of information. A true hidden gem in the history of continental thought, this text helps us determine and understand the contemporary technological moment.

Produktdetails

• Groundworks
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield International
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 382g
• ISBN-13: 9781786614988
• ISBN-10: 1786614987
• Artikelnr.: 60012615

Autorenporträt

Raymond Ruyer (1902-1987) was an influential philosopher of science and Professor of Philosophy at the Universite de Nancy.

Inhaltsangabe

Translator's Introduction: Raymond Ruyer and the Philosophy of Information
Ashley Woodward
Note on the Translation
Introduction
1. The Main Types of Information Machines
2. Framing Activities and Framed Mechanisms
3. The Space of Behaviour and Axiological 'Space'
4. Communication
5. The Origin of Information
6. Negative Anti-chance and Positive Anti-chance
7. Past-Future and Cybernetics
8. The Mixed Origin of Information
9. Summary and Conclusion (to the First Edition)
10. The Problems of Cybernetics in 1967
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author and Translators