Jul 27
At least one more question relating to the ”nature of discussion” controversy… 1. What is the fear that sits behind the desire to coerce a particular form of discussion? 2. What is the desire that causes us to wield words like ”contract”? 3. Can a conference programme ever be considered as a ’contract’? How far …
Jul 26
With thanks to Tim Goddard of Bolton for this, but UK delegates might remember to popular TV childrens programme called ’Rainbow’. For US delegates, this was a gentle Sesame-Street style programme. For the actors who played ’Zippy’, ’George’, ’Bungle’, and Geoffrey, years of talking to 5-year olds took its toll: they let off steam by …
Jul 26
Hi everyone, looks like the conference has started! There are some questions the paper presentation issue raises for me which I’ll be thinking about next week: 1. Where is the distinction between ’chit-chat’ and ’academic discourse’ as conversation? 2. Where does theory sit in conversation? 3. What is the role of the academy in cybernetics? …
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