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Heinz von Foerster

Born

in Wien, Austria

November 13, 1911

Died

October 02, 2002

Genre

Science, Philosophy

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Heinz von Foerster’s books

Average rating: 4.25 · 182 ratings · 7 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	Einführung In Den Konstruktivismus by Heinz von Foerster (Contributor), Ernst von Glasersfeld , Peter M. Hejl 3.93 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wahrheit ist die Erfindung eines Lügners. Gespräche für Skeptiker by Heinz von Foerster, Bernhard Pörksen 4.52 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beginning of Heaven and Earth Has No Name: Seven Days with Second-Order Cybernetics by Heinz von Foerster, Albert Muller (Editor) , Karl H. Muller (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Understanding Understanding: Essays on Cybernetics and Cognition 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kybern Ethik 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wissen Und Gewissen. Versuch Einer Brücke 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wie Wir Uns Erfindeneine Autobiographie Des Radikalen Konstruktivismus by Heinz von Foerster, Ernst von Glasersfeld 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teil der Welt 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Observing Systems 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1984	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Understanding Systems: Conversations On Epistemology And Ethics really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I shall act always so as to increase the total number of choices.”
― Heinz von Foerster

tags: choice, cognition, cybernetics, disorder

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“Everything that is said is said by an observer.”
― Heinz Von Foerster, Observing Systems

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“The aesthetical imperative: If you desire to see, learn how to act”
― Heinz von Foerster, Einführung In Den Konstruktivismus

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