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Truth is the invention of a liar (eBook)

Conversations on Epistemology and Ethics
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2024 | 2. Auflage
168 Seiten
Carl-Auer Verlag
978-3-8497-8511-6 (ISBN)

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Truth is the invention of a liar - Heinz von Foerster, Bernhard Poerksen
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Conversations for skeptics

How real is reality? Are our images of the world mere inventions or do they correspond to an external reality? Is it possible to know the truth?

These are some of the questions that are discussed in this book by physicist and philosopher Heinz von Foerster and media studies scholar Bernhard Poerksen. Together they explore the limits of our cognitive capacities; they debate the apparent objectivity of our sensual perception and the consequences of "truth terrorism"; and they talk about the relationship between knowledge and ethics, sight and insight.
The authors:
Heinz von Foerster (1911–2002) completed his studies of physics in Vienna and worked at different research labs before emigrating to the United States in 1949. In 1957, at the University of Illinois, he established the Biological Computer Lab (BCL) – the cradle of the epistemology that would later cause a stir under the label of "constructivism." The focus was on analyzing the logical and methodological problems that in evitably arise when one seeks to know knowledge. He is the author of numerous books, including Understanding Understanding: Essays on Cybernetics and Cognition.
Bernhard Poerksen is professor of media studies at the University of Tübingen with a particular research interest in the new media age. His books about systemic thinking have been translated into many languages. In 2008 he was voted "Professor of the Year" in honor of his teaching. His most recent book publications in English include From Being to Doing: The Origins of the Biology of Cognition (with Humberto Maturana), The Unleashed Scandal: The End of Control in the Digital Age (with Hanne Detel), and Digital Fever: Taming the Big Business of Disinformation.

Heinz von Foerster (1911–2002) completed his studies of physics in Vienna and worked at different research labs before emigrating to the United States in 1949. In 1957, at the University of Illinois, he established the Biological Computer Lab (BCL) – the cradle of the epistemology that would later cause a stir under the label of "constructivism." The focus was on analyzing the logical and methodological problems that in evitably arise when one seeks to know knowledge. He is the author of numerous books, including Understanding Understanding: Essays on Cybernetics and Cognition. Bernhard Poerksen is professor of media studies at the University of Tübingen with a particular research interest in the new media age. His books about systemic thinking have been translated into many languages. In 2008 he was voted "Professor of the Year" in honor of his teaching. His most recent book publications in English include From Being to Doing: The Origins of the Biology of Cognition (with Humberto Maturana), The Unleashed Scandal: The End of Control in the Digital Age (with Hanne Detel), and Digital Fever: Taming the Big Business of Disinformation.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 2.9.2024
Reihe/Serie Systemische Horizonte
Übersetzer Karen Leube
Verlagsort Heidelberg
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie der Neuzeit
Schlagworte Bernhard Poerksen • Bernhard Pörksen • circularity • Cognition • Cognitive Capacity • Cognitive process • Constructivism • Cybernetics • Epistemology • ethical imperative • ethics • Heinz von Foerster • Knowledge • Memory • non-trivial machine • perception • Reality • skepticism • Systems Theory • Truth
ISBN-10 3-8497-8511-4 / 3849785114
ISBN-13 978-3-8497-8511-6 / 9783849785116
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