DESCRIPTION
The cybernetic programme of operational
control and regulation policy is today a raw reality, predominantly as a dystopia. Planetary governmentality can be micropolitically
controlled by autonomous regulatory technologies, making the principles of cybernetics ubiquitous. The absoluteness of the
presence of cybernetic technologies to regulate socio-political spheres has contributed decisively to the crisis of the social-democratic
and humanist worldview. Overall, socio-cybernetic traces and concepts (artificial intelligence, big data, deep learning, complex
systems and so forth) are more relevant today than ever. They do not exactly suggest the end of cybernetics, but rather its
successful completion as an interdisciplinary methodological and practical set of concepts. Accordingly, we are happy to take
up the challenge of reflecting on the syncretic style of thinking cybernetics that has led to today's post-digital constellation
of the human condition and to rethink its traces and reception. To this end, we do not want to revoke or praise the cybernetic
approaches, but rather take the path of the excluded third: pointing out perspectives, revisiting lost paths, pointing to
new directions of analysis.
This volume aims to draw a line between the
classical cybernetic schools and sub-disciplines on the one hand and their implications in cultural theories and the
contemporary positions influenced by them on the other. We want to refer complexity back to its genealogical roots and in
this respect critically trace the realisation of operationally closed systems and selforganising processes.
We invite submissions addressing, among other topics:
• History and
historiography of cybernetics from the perspective of its hybridisation and syncretic school of thought - with different
places of origin and discourse orders,
• Inter- and trans-disciplinarity of cybernetic research,
• Relational ontologies and assemblage theory in relation to cybernetics,
• Operative
closure theories,
• Observing systems theories,
• Self-organisational
forms of research and insight,
• Epistemologies of complexity,
•
Ecological and economical implementations of cybernetics - cycles and control systems in economical and ecological systems,
• Heterarchic organisational structures and technological agency - organisational forms of the political,
• Cybernetic principles, strategies, tactics, practices within the fine arts.
Authors publishing their articles in the special issue will benefit from:
· transparent,
comprehensive and fast peer review,
· efficient route to fast-track publication and full
advantage of De Gruyter's e-technology,
· free language assistance for authors from non-English
speaking regions.
Because Open Philosophy is published under an Open Access
model, as a rule, publication
costs should be covered by so called Article Publishing Charges
(APC), paid by authors, their
affiliated institutions, funders or sponsors.
Authors without access to publishing funds are encouraged to discuss potential discounts or
waivers with Managing Editor of the journal Katarzyna Tempczyk
HOW TO SUBMIT
Authors interested in contributing to the topical issue are asked to send extended abstracts to the guest editors
Arantzazu Saratxaga <arantzan@gmail.com> and Deniz Yenimazman <deniz@pixelkraut.net>
by June 30, 2022.
Please choose as article type: (Neo)Cybernetic Paths.
Before submission
the authors should carefully read over the Instruction for Authors, available
All contributions will undergo critical review before being accepted for publication.
