Summary
In Wisdom, Knowledge, and Management, the 2nd volume of the series: Churchman's Legacy and Related Works, the editors draw contributions from leading systems thinkers inspired by the works of C West Churchman.The Systems Approach and Its Enemies (C. West Churchman, 1979) is one of Churchman's most significant works. In this particular writing he displayed two main tendencies, that he was a Skeptic and that he showed Socratic Wisdom. In Wisdom, Knowledge, and Management, the editors seeks to follow up on these two themes and reveal how modern authors interpret Churchman's ideas, apply them to their own line of thinking and develop their own brand of Systemics.Several authors re-interpret Churchman's thinking and several others apply this holistic discourse to practical applications. It is very significant that the authors are a very cosmopolitan group: hailing from Sweden, Australia, Spain, South Korea, Argentina and USA. Interestingly, the contribution from the South Korean author, Yu Jae E, applies conceptual tools from the French contemporary writer, Deleuze. Additionally, Darek M. Eriksson's chapter applies the epistemology of Jean-Louis Le Moigne.Finally, we would like to note that one theme of this volume is to relate modern authors, and in particular Churchman, to ideas spawned two thousands years ago among the Ancient Greeks.This effort should show the reach of Churchman's intellectual power and demonstrates cross-fertilization across borders and continents. It could not have happened without the Internet.
Author Biography
John P. van Gigch is the Series Editor for the Book Series Churchman's Legacy and Related Works which he was instrumental in getting started. van Gigch knew West Churchman as well as his family personally. Churchman wrote an Introduction for van Gigch's Applied General System Theory which was published in 1974, with a Second Edition in 1978. van Gigch remained close to West Churchman after the latter retired from the University of California-Berkeley. Right to the end, they celebrated several of West's birthdays together.
Table of Contents
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A. Steps Toward a Reflexive, Complex and Evolving Approach: Wisdom, Knowledge and Management |
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Progress Achieving C. West Churchman's Epistemological Program: The Implementation of Science of Science and of Science of Ethics |
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The Paradigm of the Science of Management and of Management Science |
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Churchman's Contributions to the Advancement of Management Science |
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Expanding Churchman's Philosophical Discourse: New Perspective |
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B. Skepticism, Truth, Certitude and Wicked Problems |
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Certitude in a Post-Modern World? A Coherent Evolutionary Story |
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Addressing Complex Decision Problems in Distributed Environments: An Integrated Inquiring Systems and Sensemaking Perspective |
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Epistemic Humility: A View from the Philosophy of Science |
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C. Setting The Tone: The Importance of Ethics |
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In Search of an Ethical Science |
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Ethics and Enlightened Personal Responsibility |
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May the Whole Earth Be Happy: Loka Samastat Sukhino Bhavantu Festschrift in Honor of C. West Churchman |
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169 | (14) |
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An Outline of a Descriptive Theory of the Enterprise |
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Organizational Efficiency and Values |
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E. New Paradigms: Applications of the Science of Management to Governance and Managerial Practice |
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Molar and Molecular Identity and Politics |
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Education for Engages Citizenship |
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Dialogue For Conscious Evolution |
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F. The Use of New Metaphors to Refocus the Managerial Discourse |
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Making Friends of Enemies |
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The Application of an Epistemological Inquiry to Increase Our Understanding of Complex Issues: Enlarging Churchman's Circle of Enemies |
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Epilogue: Working The Boundaries of International Relations and Governance' Through Empathy, Listening and Questioning |
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