What we need now is the description of the “describer” or, … - Heinz von Foerster

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What we need now is the description of the “describer” or, in other words, we need a theory of the observer.

Heinz von Foerster

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Heinz von Foerster (November 13 1911 – February 10 2002) was an Austrian-American scientist known for his pioneering research in the field of cybernetics.

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I shall act always so as to increase the total number of choices

Mein background bestand ja darin, daß ich ein Labor gegründet hatte, das Biological Computer Lab an der University of Illinois – da sind sehr viele freaks gewesen, also Leute, die nicht so denken wie alle anderen.

The world, as we perceive it, is our own invention.

What we need now is the description of the “describer” or, in other words, we need a theory of the observer. - Heinz von Foerster

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