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Designing Freedom - (CBC Massey Lectures) by Stafford Beer (Paperback)

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  • Distinguished cyberneticist Stafford Beer states the case for a new science of systems theory and cybernetics.
  • Author(s): Stafford Beer
  • 112 Pages
  • Business + Money Management, Entrepreneurship
  • Series Name: CBC Massey Lectures

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Distinguished cyberneticist Stafford Beer states the case for a new science of systems theory and cybernetics. His essays examine such issues as "The Real Threat to All We Hold Most Dear," "The Discarded Tools of Modern Man," "A Liberty Machine in Prototype," "Science in the Service of Man," "The Future That Can Be Demanded Now," and "The Free Man in a Cybernetic World."



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Distinguished cyberneticist Stafford Beer states the case for a new science of systems theory and cybernetics. His essays examine such issues as The Real Threat to All We Hold Most Dear, The Discarded Tools of Modern Man, A Liberty Machine in Prototype, Science in the Service of Man, The Future That Can Be Demanded Now, The Free Man in a Cybernetic World.

Designing Freedom ponders the possibilities of liberty in a cybernetic world.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.8 Inches (H) x 4.8 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .26 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: CBC Massey Lectures
Sub-Genre: Entrepreneurship
Genre: Business + Money Management
Number of Pages: 112
Publisher: House of Anansi Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Stafford Beer
Language: English
Street Date: November 18, 1993
TCIN: 82938825
UPC: 9780887845475
Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-8114
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.26 pounds
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