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Beyond Ontological Reductionism, and Towards an Ontological Revolution

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Franzini Tibaldeo, Roberto [UCL]

What is life? Is scientific knowledge able to comprehend the phenomenon of life and its teleological meaning? Through a close comparison with Norbert Wiener's Cybernetics and Ludwig von Bertalanffy's General System Theory, Hans Jonas concludes that the comprehension of life requires a wider, ontological thinking.

Document type Communication à un colloque (Conference Paper) – Présentation orale avec comité de sélection
Publication date 2008
Language Anglais
Conference "Hans Jonas and the Rediscovery of Nature", Cambridge (MA) (du 13/06/2008 au 14/06/2008)
Affiliation University of Turin - Torino
Keywords hans jonas ; norbert wiener ; ludwig von bertalanffy ; cybernetics ; general system theory
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Bibliographic reference Franzini Tibaldeo, Roberto. Beyond Ontological Reductionism, and Towards an Ontological Revolution.Hans Jonas and the Rediscovery of Nature (Cambridge (MA), du 13/06/2008 au 14/06/2008).
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078/193799