Wiener?s Prefiguring of a Cybernetic Design Theory

Thomas Fischer

doi:10.1109/MTS.2015.2461172

Wiener?s Prefiguring of a Cybernetic Design Theory

Thomas Fischer^*

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Abstract

Norbert Wiener was not only one of the inventors of cybernetics, but also an early cybernetician of invention (i.e., design). Wiener operated between what is (scientifically describable) and what ought to be (designed). He also reflected theoretically on himself doing so, thereby enacting several concepts of today?s cybernetic design theory ? far ahead of his time.

Original language	English
Article number	7270436
Pages (from-to)	52-59
Number of pages	8
Journal	IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2015.2461172
Publication status	Published - Sept 2015

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Cybernetics
Ethics
Technological innovation

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