A Second-Order Cybernetics of Otherness

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cybernetics
human communication
languaging
embodied practices
re-entry
accounts
social theory
social inquiry
otherness
observer
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it
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thou
trivial/nontrivial machines
dialogue
agency
emancipation
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In the spirit of second-order cybernetics, human communication is reconceptualized by including in the process not only its theorists but also their observed Others without whom social reality is inconceivable. This essay examines several versions of otherness, how the voices of Others survive social scientific inquiries, the dialogical spaces made available for people to build their home, and the kinds of citizenship encouraged. The essay draws attention to the epistemological limits of different inquiring practices and seeks to expand the range of possibilities for humans to see each Other.

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1996-09-01
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Systems Research
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