Enrique G. Herrscher. In memory of a great mind!
In the beginning of this year, sad news reached us about the passing of our esteemed colleague Prof. Enrique G. Herrscher. He passed away peacefully at his home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 30 December 2019, ten days after celebrating his 90th birthday on 20 December. “He was one of…
Playful discovery of the American Society for Cybernetics (ASC) Meeting in Vancouver
The 2019 American Society for Cybernetics (ASC) Conference from 24-26 June 2019 in Vancouver, Canada, strongly contrasted the focus of the other two systems conferences on Angelika Schanda’s North America Tour. Its theme ‘Acting Cybernetically’ invited participants to open up to formats that completely differ from the usual academic paper…
From mind to molecules and back to mind—Metatheoretical limits and options for systems neuropsychiatry
Felix Tretter, BCSSS Vice President, has recently published the paper “From mind to molecules and back to mind—Metatheoretical limits and options for systems neuropsychiatry” in the interdisciplinary journal of nonlinear science “Chaos“. Look into his insights on system psychology in the triangle of neurobiology, nonlinear science and psychology in the provided…
BCSSS Dialogue. April 12th 2017 “The Utopia of Universal Control: Critical Thoughts on Transhumanism”
On April 12th 2017 the Bertalanffy Center invites to a discussion on Transhumanism introduced by a critical talk by Janina Loh “The Utopia of Universal Control: Critical Thoughts on Transhumanism” and a statement “The Ghost of Transhumanism and the Sentience of Existence” by Sarah Spiekermann. Janina Loh is University Assistant…
Vienna 2001 | Bertalanffy’s 100 Anniversary Conference (BAC 2001)
Bertalanffy Anniversary Conference 2001 The very first call to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Bertalanffy’s Birthday were essentially concerned with the conceptual of General Systems Weltanschauung as an indispensable framework needed for helping the humans to search how to make sustainable the dynamics of their civilization. The first announcement was…