Cybernetics and the Origin of Information - Paperback

by Raymond Ruyer (Author), Amélie Berger-Soraruff (Translator), Andrew Iliadis (Translator)

Published now for the first time in English, Cybernetics and the Origin of Information is a deep exploration into information theory, cybernetics, and the philosophy of information. A true hidden gem in the history of continental thought, this text helps us determine and understand the contemporary technological moment.

Author Biography

Raymond Ruyer (1902-1987) was professor of philosophy at the Université de Nancy. A highly original and prolific philosopher, he sought to provide a metaphysics adequate to the discoveries of science. Today his works are being rediscovered by a new generation, both in France and beyond. Cybernetics and the Origin of Information is his third book to appear in English translation, after Neofinalism and The Genesis of Living Forms.

Amélie Berger-Soraruff is research project manager at the Maison Française d'Oxford.

Andrew Iliadis is assistant professor of media studies at Temple University.

Daniel W. Smith is professor of philosophy at Purdue University.

Ashley Woodward is senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Dundee.