Designing Freedom

by Stafford Beer

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780887845475
Publisher:	House of Anansi Press
Publication date:	11/18/1993
Series:	The CBC Massey Lectures
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

Stafford Beer was a British theorist, consultant and professor at the Manchester Business School. He is best known for his work in the fields of operational research and management cybernetics.

Table of Contents

The Real Threat to ``All We Hold Most Dear''.
The Disregarded 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.