General & Miscellaneous American Philosophy, Society & Cyberculture, Social Sciences - Research, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Science - Social Aspects, Science - General & Miscellaneous, Social Sciences - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
In this sequel to his acclaimed double biography, John von Neumann and Norbert Wiener, Steve Heims recounts another fascinating story in twentieth-century intellectual history - a series of encounters that captured a moment of transformation in the human sciences. Focusing on the Macy Foundation conferences, which were designed to forge connections between wartime science and postwar social science, Heims's richly detailed account explores the dialogues that emerged among a remarkable group that included Wiener, von Neumann, Margaret Mead, Gregory Bateson, Warren McCulloch, Kurt Lewin, Molly Harrower, and Lawrence Kubie. Heims shows how those dialogues shaped ideas in psychology, sociology, anthropology, and psychiatry.Synopsis
Paper edition of The Cybernetics Group , published in 1991, focusing on a series of conferences supported by the Macy Foundation and held between 1946 and 1953. The conferences were significant for the eminence of their participants and the subjects addressed, which concerned emerging ideas in psychology, sociology, anthropology, and psychiatry. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.Editorials
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Paper edition of The Cybernetics Group, published in 1991, focusing on a series of conferences supported by the Macy Foundation and held between 1946 and 1953. The conferences were significant for the eminence of their participants and the subjects addressed, which concerned emerging ideas in psychology, sociology, anthropology, and psychiatry. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
March 10, 1993
Publisher
MIT Press
Pages
348
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780262581233