Heinz von Foerster Professions : ScientistBorn : November 13, 1911Died : October 2, 2002 Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by Heinz von Foerster Hard sciences are successful because they deal with the soft problems; soft sciences are struggling because they deal with the hard problems. Heinz von Foerster problemsuccessfulstruggle Act always so as to increase the number of choices Heinz von Foerster increasechoicesnumbers Objectivity is the delusion that observations could be made without an observer. Heinz von Foerster observationobjectivitymade If you desire to see, learn how to act. Heinz von Foerster seeingvisiondesire Objectivity is a subject's delusion that observing can be done without him. Heinz von Foerster objectivityinsightdone Cybernetics is NOT the banana. Heinz von Foerster cyberneticsbananas First-order cybernetics is the science of observed systems; Second-order cybernetics is the science of observing systems. Heinz von Foerster cyberneticsorderfirsts What we need now is the description of the "describer" or, in other words, we need a theory of the observer. Heinz von Foerster descriptiontheoryneeds Something that cannot be explained cannot be seen. Heinz von Foerster The environment as we perceive it is our invention. Heinz von Foerster inventionperceiveenvironment Should one name one central concept, a first principle, of cybernetics, it would be circularity. Heinz von Foerster circularityprinciplesnames Either Stone Age man was a technological wizard, who carefully removed his technological achievements so as not to upset his inferior progeny, or our population dwindled from a once astronomical size to the mere three billions of today. Heinz von Foerster upsetagemen Similar Authors Bruce Ellis scientist Brian O'Leary scientist Amanda Feilding scientist Astro Teller scientist Arvid Carlsson scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek scientistAll Authors
