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An Update on Bateson’s An Ecology of Mind
I previously mentioned on this blog the Gregory Bateson documentary An Ecology of Mind that was directed by Nora Bateson. This post is just a quick update, giving some additional sources. There is a review of the documentary published in … Continue reading
The Presence of Planetary Consciousness
Alex Steffen posted an interesting article today entitled Putting the Future Back in the Room. It exhibits some parallels to my PhD research. Is it possible to restore belief in the future? I believe, yes, i.e. my research suggests that the ‘room’ needs … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, change, cybernetics, discourse, ecology, education, future, green, philosophy, poetics, poetry, research, science, uncertainty
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2012/04/01 : : paper deadline : : Architecture or Revolution
Call published at the MIT Thresholds site. Available as PDF including submission guidelines: Cairo, Madrid, London, Santiago, New York, Homs—these cities have become sites for riots, political upheavals, prolonged encampments, and violent protests. The fact that so many revolutions take place on public … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, call, MIT, papers, philosophy, research, Thresholds
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An Ecology of Mind, The Gregory Bateson Documentary
the film trailer: interview with Nora Bateson: There is a conference coming up in July 2012 in California, jointly organized by the American Society for Cybernetics & The Bateson Idea Group. An Ecology of Ideas Conference Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific … Continue reading
Heinz von Foerster centenary conference 2011 | ASC day : Nov. 09, 2011
Full program here: http://www.univie.ac.at/hvf11/congress/ASC-Conference.html Nice day, lovely presentations. All the papers that we discussed are available in the public domain: “Why I Consider Myself a Cybernetician” Ernst von Glasersfeld Cybernetics and Human Knowing, 1 (1), 21–25, 1992. http://www.vonglasersfeld.com/140 “Aspects of … Continue reading
A Quick Update :: Upcoming Texts
The proof for my “Resonances of the Unknown” text with Kybernetes journal (Emerald) was sent out back to the publisher today. It is thus close to be published. It links Gotthard Günther’s research on Non-Aristolean logic to Paul Valéry’s “Eupalinos” … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, cybernetics, design ecologies, discourse, education, Emerald, Intellect publisher, Kybernetes, philosophy, science, unprimed canvas
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Discourse, Politics, a G4 Summit, and a Naked Nietzsche — or Sloterdijk, Groys, Wyss and Ullrich
Whoever ever wondered about the relationship between avant-garde, politics and (philosophical) discourse may have a look at the recording of a discussion that took place at the University … Continue reading
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Tagged art, avant-garde, Boris Groys, discourse, education, Nietzsche, Peter Sloterdijk, philosophy, politics, summit, university
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