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The Age of Cybernetics

The Age of Cybernetics
(S. 11 – 26)

The Age of Cybernetics

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Claus Pias (Hg.): Cybernetics

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Claus Pias (Hg.)

Cybernetics
The Macy Conferences 1946–1953. The Complete Transactions

Mit einem Vorwort von Claus Pias

Broschur, 736 Seiten

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9

Editorial Note
11–26

The Age of Cybernetics
29–40

Introductory Discussion
41–65

The Psychological Moment in Perception
66–97

The Neurotic Potential and Human Adaptation
98–121

Quantum Mechanical Theory of Memory
122–159

Possible Mechanisms of Recall and Recognition. Discussion
160–162

Sensory Prosthesises
163–164

References (1949)
166

1950. Participants
167–168

Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Conference Program (1950)
169

Introductory Remarks
171–202

Some of the Problems Concerning Digital Notions in the Central Nervous System
203–247

The Manner in Which and Extent to Which Speech Can Be Distorted and Remain Intelligible
248–272

The Redundancy of English
273–290

Experience in Learning Primitive Languages Through the Use of Learning High Level Linguistic Abstractions
291–302

On the Development of Word Meanings
303–306

The Development of Language in Early Childhood
307–325

The Relationship of Symbolic Function in Language Formation and in Neurosis
326–334

Appendix I: Body Symbolization and Development of Language
335

Appendix II: References (1950)
338

1951. Participants
339–340

Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Conference Program (1951)
341–348

A Note by the Editors (1951)
349–381

Communication Patterns in Problem-Solving Groups
382–415

Communication Between Men. The Meaning of Language
416–445

Communication Between Sane and Insane. Hypnosis
446–473

Communication Between Animals
474–479

Presentation of a Maze-Solving Machine
480–509

In Search of Basic Symbols
511–523

Appendix I: The Nomenclature of Information Theory. (incl. Explanatory Glossary & Alphabetical Index of Terms)
525–528

Appendix II: References (1951)
530

1952. Participants
531–532

Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Conference Program (1952)
533–540

A Note by the Editors (1952)
541–574

The Position of Humor in Human Communication
575–592

The Place of Emotions in the Feedback Concept
593–619

Homeostasis
620–628

Discrimination and Learning in Octopus
629–633

Reduction of the Number of Possible Boolean Functions
634–650

Central Excitation and Inhibition
651–653

Mechanical Chess Player
654–656

Turbulence as Random Stimulation of Sense Organs
657–665

Investigations on Synaptic Transmission
666–676

Feedback Mechanism in Cellular Biology
677–679

Appendix I: References (1952)
682

1953. Participants
683

Foreword
685–686

The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Conference Program (1953)
687–688

Introductory Remarks
689–696

Studies on Activity of the Brain
697–706

Semantic Information and its Measures
707–718

Meaning in Language and How it is Acquired
719–725

Appendix I: Summary of the Points of Agreement Reached in the Previous Nine Conferences on Cybernetics
727–728

Appendix II: References (1953)
729–734

Index