Think before you Think

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STAFFORD BEER was one of the foremost holistic thinkers of the second half of the twentieth century. He was a passionate and compassionate social scientist who fought tirelessly against the forces of reductionism, dualism and the creed of greed. He was dedicated to the unity of all human experience and investigated the many ways in which our languages, models and paradigms fragment perception, separating us from each other and the world. Beer's whole approach was dynamic and systemic: everything connects to everything else. He pioneered the use of cybernetics and systems theory to increase our awareness and understanding of how complex systems learn, adapt and evolve—or fail.
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STAFFORD BEER was one of the foremost holistic thinkers of the second half of the twentieth century. He was a passionate and compassionate social scientist who fought tirelessly against the forces of reductionism, dualism and the creed of greed. He was dedicated to the unity of all human experience and investigated the many ways in which our languages, models and paradigms fragment perception, separating us from each other and the world. Beer's whole approach was dynamic and systemic: everything connects to everything else. He pioneered the use of cybernetics and systems theory to increase our awareness and understanding of how complex systems learn, adapt and evolve—or fail.
Beer published twelve books and nearly 300 papers drawn from fifty years of experience. These included lectures, essays, forewords and book reviews. Many of these writings are of exceptional importance for such diverse fields as philosophy, psychology, sociology, mathematics, ecology, politics, economics, ethics and epistemology. Quite a few of his papers have been fairly inaccessible if not totally unobtainable—until now, with the publication of this new anthology of Beer's writings.
The editor has selected pieces that exhibit Beer's major ideas for the transformation of self and society—they have a timeless relevance for a world in permanent distress.
In addition to Beer's own lucid account of the work he did for President Allende in ChUe, published here for the first time is his unfinished, but nevertheless revealing, autobiography. There is a generous range of Beer's poetry and paintings as well as innumerable photographs not previously seen in print.
Also included is a chronology of Beer's busy hfe and an introduction to many of the key concepts of Beer's philosophy.
This stylish book, the largest and most varied miscellany of Stafford Beer's work to date, brings a fresh perspective to the man and his work. Vissza