Introduction
Act always so as to increase the number of scientific perspectives. Introduction to the Heinz von Foerster volume
Alexander Riegler
From Vienna to California: A journey across disciplines. An interview with Heinz von Foerster
Stefano Franchi, Güven Güzeldere, and Erich Minch
Artificial Neural Networks
Artificial Neural Nets and BCL
Alex M. Andrew
Von Foerster meets Kohonen: Approaches to artificial intelligence, cognitive science and information systems development
Timo Honkela
Cognition
The origin and conservation of self-consciousness. Reflections on four questions by Heinz von Foerster
Humberto Maturana Romesín
Constructive memory
Alexander Riegler
Inside embodiment: What means embodiment for radical constructivists?
Bernd Porr & Florentin Wörgötter
Cybernetics and embodied cognition: On the construction of realities in organisms and robots
Tom Ziemke
Formal Systems
Eigen-form
Louis H. Kauffman
Visualization of concept formation and learning
Alfred Inselberg
Quantum Physics
A theory of concepts and their combinations I: The structure of the sets of contexts and properties
Diederik Aerts & Liane Gabora
A theory of concepts and their combinations II: A Hilbert space representation
Diederik Aerts & Liane Gabora
Observing quantum systems
Gerhard Grössing
Social Dimensions
Self-organization, knowledge and responsibility
Christian Fuchs & Wolfgang Hofkirchner
Autonomy: Starting point and goal of personal and social change. A constructivist perspective on knowledge management in empowerment processes
Martin Schaurhofer & Markus F. Peschl
Philosophy
What I learned from Heinz von Foerster about the construction of science (Figures)
Stuart Umpleby
A peaceful coexistence of epistemologies
Urban Kordeš
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