A second-order cybernetics of otherness
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A Second-Order Cybernetics of Otherness
In the spirit of second-order cybernetics, human communication is reconceptualized by including in the process not only its theorists but also their observed Others without whom social reality is inconceivable. This essay examines several versions of otherness, how the voices of Others survive social scientific inquiries, the dialogical spaces made available for people to build their home, and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Systems Research
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0731-7239
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1735(199609)13:3<311::aid-sres106>3.0.co;2-o