Bogdanov’s Tectology as a new paradigm between Cybernetics and General Systems Theory

Journal title EPISTEMOLOGIA
Author/s Giulia Rispoli
Publishing Year 2014 Issue 2013/2 Language Italian
Pages 16 P. 315-330 File size 623 KB
DOI 10.3280/EPIS2013-002008
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A.A. Bogdanov (1873-1928) is recognized as one of the precursors of the Cybernetics and the General System Theory having highlighted in advance several concepts which inspired the interdisciplinary paradigm put forward by Ludwig von Bertalanffy and Norbert Wiener. The new evaluation of Bogdanov’s work, undertaken in the ’90 by diverse scholars, goes over the comparative purpose in order to endorse the originality of Bogdanov’s contribution, in the light of the recent achievements in the System Thinking and Eco-evolutionary studies.

Keywords: Organization, system, complexity, information, cybernetics, evolution, ecology.

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Giulia Rispoli, La tectologia di Bogdanov come nuovo paradigma fra la cibernetica e la teoria generale dei sistemi in "EPISTEMOLOGIA" 2/2013, pp 315-330, DOI: 10.3280/EPIS2013-002008