Understanding Systems: Conversations on Epistemology and Ethics von Heinz Von Foerster | ISBN 9780306467523

Understanding Systems: Conversations on Epistemology and Ethics

von Heinz Von Foerster
Buchcover Understanding Systems: Conversations on Epistemology and Ethics | Heinz Von Foerster | EAN 9780306467523 | ISBN 0-306-46752-6 | ISBN 978-0-306-46752-3

„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.“
(Book Review German Radio)

Understanding Systems: Conversations on Epistemology and Ethics

von Heinz Von Foerster

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.