Understanding Systems

Download or read book Understanding Systems written by Heinz Von Foerster and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How real is reality? Are our images of the world mere inventions, or does an external reality correspond to them? Is it possible to know truth? These are the questions that physicist and philosopher Heinz von Foerster and journalist Bernhard Poerksen debate about in their conversations. Together, they explore the borders of our capacity for knowledge. They discuss the seeming objectivity of our sensual perception, the consequences of "truth terrorism" and the connections between knowledge and ethics, sight and insight.