Posted in philosophy on Apr 1st, 2010
List of system theories as enumerated by Ludwig von Bertalanffy in “General System Theory” (1968): Classical system theory, basically maths. Computerization and simulation using models. Compartment theory: “the system consists in subunits with certain boundary conditions between which transport process takes place”. Set theory, which studies general formal properties of systems. Graph theory concerned with topological [...]
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Posted in philosophy on Mar 27th, 2010
According to the psychologist Jean Pieget, “young children do have a lot of fantasy in thought. They may imagine that they are magically affecting things. And they have to learn to distinguish certain ‘fantasies’ which are to be called ‘reality’, namely the ones that pass the tests of reality”: that stand up the experience of reality [...]
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Posted in philosophy on Feb 18th, 2010
An article summarising the Heterotopia of Walt Disney World presentation that I gave in October 2009 is now published in the February edition of the Philosophy Now magazine. The article is part of a series of papers about ‘continental tales’ and the concept of narrative in Continental philosophy. Thanks to the team of the Philosophy [...]
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Posted in philosophy, strategy on Nov 16th, 2009
In recent researches I have made about Ethnography, I read that it is important to “recognize the human capacity to spin, twist, turn, invent, tangle, tear and live by, through, and between symbolic meanings” [Doing Anthropology in Consumer Research by Patricia L. Sunderland and Rita M. Denny]. Cultural symbols and signs used in things such [...]
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Posted in philosophy on Nov 8th, 2009
- - - - Pain-free animals could take suffering out of farming, NewScientist – - - - Our daily bread documentary. Welcome to the world of industrial food production and high-tech farming! – - - - Is this post about art, innovation, governance or philosophy? I let you decide…
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