DESCRIPTION: The author of the text is Prof. Mieczysław Lubański (1924-2015), a long-time employee of ATK/UKSW in Warsaw. In 1981-1988, he was the editor-in-chief of SPCh, in which he published 122 texts. His research focused mainly on mathematics and the philosophy of mathematics; systems theory and computer science; philosophy of nature and natural sciences; philosophical and worldview implications of newer scientific fields, especially systems and information sciences, and systems anthropology. The text presented here contains a cybernetic-systems approach to the human being. The author's intention was to present both the achievements already obtained (albeit scattered across many different places) and the conclusions and research perspectives emerging from a cybernetic-systemic view of man. He also analyzed the discussed approaches, which allowed him to highlight their characteristic features in a more comprehensive manner. The author discusses and promotes a systemic-informational approach, which offers a richer and more interesting view of humanity. He also raises a number of new issues arising from the consideration of the systemic aspect. He looks at humanity in a more complete and mature way. "To avoid any misunderstanding, let us clarify that the systemic-informational point of view presented in this article does not in any way contradict classical philosophical approaches or negate the validity of old concepts. It simply enriches the existing philosophical issues and solutions obtained in the past. This is how the statement about the obsolescence of the old conceptual apparatus should be understood. If more can be said (and probably more adequately), then the opportunity should be seized. There are no reasons that would compel us to stick to the old positions" (p. 143).
TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Introduction. 2. The cybernetic approach. 2.1. The concept of cybernetics. 2.2. Systems and environments. 2.3. System couplings. 2.4. Types of systems. 3. The systems approach. 3.1. The emergence of systems theory. 3.2. Directions of systems theory. 3.3. Large systems. 4. The issue of information. 4.1. The concept of information. 4.2. The amount of information. 4.3. The value of information. 4.4. Information as a structural element. 5. Man as a system. 5.1. A systemic approach to human beings. 5.2. Man in terms of information. 5.3. A dynamic approach to man. 5.4. The issue of human development. 6. Additional comments.
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