Title :
Wiener?s Prefiguring of a Cybernetic Design Theory
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Archit., Xi´an Jiaotong-Liverpool Univ., Suzhou, China
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.
Keywords :
cybernetics; system theory; Norbert Wiener; cybernetic design theory; invention cybernetician; Cybernetics; Ethics; Technological innovation;
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MTS.2015.2461172
