... on systems thinking – specifically, on the concepts of synergy, emergence, recursion and self-organization. Second, an approach is developed to help determine whether the efforts being made towards the SDGs can be expected to be effective (i.e., whether the world can hope to soon be a system that self...

... as a pattern for a similarly recursive approach to ethics. This is explored further by drawing parallels between Heinz von Foersters’ criticism of moral codes and concerns about paternalism in designing architecture. Designers incorporate implicit ethical questioning as part of the recursive process...

... at: life.works@mac.com © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Recursion Language Learning Education Epistemology For several decades now, I have been involved in a not-for-profit educational foundation. I first encountered this society...

...Prof Ranulph Glanville, Prof David Griffiths; Debora R. Hammond Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the significance of recursive processes in the evolution of learning in both individuals and organisations, beginning with a clarification of the distinction between recursion...

... that takes the recursive nature of consumer actions into account. Our generation is facing several social and ecological problems: human rights violations; poor labour practices; unethical economic policy; environmental pollution; food shortages and biosafety concerns. There is a growing awareness to take...

.... It outlines an alternative conceptual framework that allows for the possibility of social construction of science, while preventing epistemological relativism. Design/methodology/approach The study utilizes the cybernetic concept of recursion to show how science can bend back on itself, investigating its...