In The Shadow of Blossoming New Sciences. The Strange Case of Cybernetics With a Look at Italy in The 1960s

  • Settimo Termini University of Palermo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13135/2385-1945/7842

Abstract

The present paper describes and discusses certain aspects of the evolution of cybernetics, with a focus on the Italian context. It considers the ways in which cybernetic questions relate to present issues of crucial importance. The aim will be to interpret cybernetics as an unfinished and interdisciplinary scientific paradigm, reflecting on the contribution represented by this specificity. Reference will be made to the figure of the Italian cyberneticist Eduardo Caianiello as a paradigmatic case.

Author Biography

Settimo Termini, University of Palermo

One of Italy's leading cyberneticians, he was a professor of Theoretical Computer Science at the University of Palermo and of Cybernetics at the University of Perugia. From 2002 to 2009 he directed the 'Eduardo Caianiello' Institute of Cybernetics at the CNR in Naples. A physicist by training, his research interests have mainly concerned the presence of various forms of uncertainty in the information sciences to study which he developed the theory of 'fuzziness measures'.

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Published
2023-03-15
How to Cite
Termini, S. (2023). In The Shadow of Blossoming New Sciences. The Strange Case of Cybernetics With a Look at Italy in The 1960s. Philosophy Kitchen - Journal of Contemporary Philosophy, (18), 235-249. https://doi.org/10.13135/2385-1945/7842
Issue
No. 18 (2023): Cybernetics. Perspectives on Systemic Thinking
Section
V. Tests and Materials