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Part of the book series: IFSR International Series in Systems Science and Systems Engineering (IFSR, volume 17)
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How real is reality? Are our images of the world mere inventions, or does an external reality correspond to them? Is it possible to know the truth?
These are questions that physicist and philosopher Heinz von Foerster and journalist Bernhard Poerksen debate about in their conversations. Together, they explore the borders of our capacity for knowledge. They discuss the seeming objectivity of our sensual perception, the consequences of "truth terrorism" and the connections between knowledge and ethics, sight and insight.
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"This book is rich with insights, full of inspiring expression and also filled with wisdom so that you really want to distribute it like a leaflet."
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Understanding Systems: Conversations on Epistemology and Ethics
Authors: Heinz Von Foerster
Series Title: IFSR International Series in Systems Science and Systems Engineering
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-46752-3Published: 24 July 2003
Series ISSN: 1574-0463
Series E-ISSN: 2698-5497
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 158