..., resulting in a refusal to use ethics as a sociologist, thus leading to a limited use of his theory in moral issues. A constructive interpretation could support a more functional use of morality in social system theory. Findings First, Luhmann signals that morality can no longer fulfill its integrative...

... Creativity Ethics Systems theory George Spencer-Brown Laws of Form William Blake This paper is in two parts. The first part explores two key influences on the work of George Spencer-Brown (1923–2016), a complex and often misunderstood genius – a remarkably clear thinker, innovator, poet, author...

... in Niklas Luhmann's system theory. Findings This paper finds that systems theory has a critical potential. Originality/value To the best of the authors' knowledge the anti-totalitarian element of Niklas Luhmann's system theory has not be discussed before the present contribution. Ethics...

... implementation are suggested. Margit Neisig can be contacted at: neisig@ruc.dk 06 12 2020 28 02 2021 17 03 2021 27 04 2021 28 04 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Ethics Sustainability Semantics Social...

... in the field of mutually recognizable ethical models for socially beneficial AI. Practical implications This study allows us to better understand the linkages, overlaps and differences between modern philosophy of information, AI-ethics, social responsibility and government regulation. The analysis...

...Claudia Westermann The paper identifies an aesthetics grounded in the process of living-with-others as an ethical principle implicit in second-order cybernetics thought. It is an aesthetics that is radically open for the agency of others. Linking aesthetics and ethics, the paper’s contributions...

... to reality, this paper is a series of reflections that leads to the notion of resilience as a way of being in the world. What is presented is not intended to be conclusive in any way. The paper aims to trigger thoughtful reflections that will lead to further conversations about the entailments and ethical...

...Philip Baron; Anne Catherine Baron Education Ethics Cybernetics Training University Resilience Pre-school Ethically resilient teachers Philip Baron can be contacted at: pbaron@uj.ac.za 19 01 2018 25 05 2018 25 08 2018 07 09 2018 © Emerald...

...Ben Sweeting The paper is built on parallels between design and cybernetics, integrating elements of ethical discourse in each field. The way that cybernetics and design can each act as their own meta-disciplines, in the design of design and the cybernetics of cybernetics, is used...

...Zlatko Nedelko; Matjaz Mulej; Vojko Potocan Purpose The aim of this paper is to report about a requisitely holistic examination of the business ethics, focused on internal gaps between company’s and employees’ ethics. Contribution considers reasons for emergence of business ethics’ internal gaps...

... has not changed in favor of improved payment discipline. This research aims to determine the correlation between ethical culture of the company and how it influences its payments. Design/methodology/approach The factor structure of Kaptein’s (2008) instrument for measuring ethical culture...

... and wishes. The ethical system has this presumption as its basis. Mutual help is a moral principle which includes others and oneself, and is the cornerstone in systemic thinking. Ethics is here defined as socially constructed moral code in the form: Moral code A is preferable to Moral code B for Society...

... an intuitive (and possibly formal) understanding of wind, water, and boat as elements of a circular system. The paper considers the ethics of assisting others in learning cybernetic concepts such as circular causality. Findings – The paper provides an approach to understanding cybernetic concepts...

... the other. The author explores the potential difference that adopting this understanding of practice makes in practice and shows its significance by establishing connections between the eponymous cybernetic example of steering and questions regarding teleology in ethics. Findings – While all practice...

...Dr Raul Espejo; Igor Perko; Andreja Primec; Robert Horvat Purpose – The new concept of business partner behavior sharing practice is addressed from three perspectives: technical/technological, legal and ethical/moral with the aim to elaborate its sharing feasibility, value added, legal...

... at: clubgrubbug@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Information Technology Narrative Information Identity Information Ethics Art Content Aesthetics Algorithms Entropy Normative Ethics In a world where there is nothing new under the sun, choose to change the sun (Hod...

... out in their sales revenue and are thus motivated to change their production methods. Companies would compete in an atmosphere of total disclosure regarding social and environmental matters giving rise to a new ethic of consumerism. Originality/value – A new form of consumerism is uncovered, one...

... of the cybernetic interactions between levels of learning and orientations to learning. This depiction prompts considerations of the ethics and aesthetics of large-scale collaborative learning. In reflecting on the use of the heuristic device in practice, four primary observations are offered as possible...

...Prof Ranulph Glanville and Prof David Griffiths; Jose dos Santos Cabral Filho Purpose – The paper aims to present a framework for discussing ethics and computational design. Design/methodology/approach – The main propositions of computational design are presented, discussed according...

...Mian‐yun Chen; Yi Lin; Hejing Xiong; Vojko Potocan; Matjaz Mulej Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer a new requisitely holistic definition of business ethics (BE) as a crucial component of business cybernetics and practice. The present contribution considers a basic problem: how humans...