DIFFERENCES
Charles François (2004). DIFFERENCES, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 915.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 915 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
The distinctions that can be made between various objects or concepts at the same or various levels of perception.
As noted by KORZYBSKI and BATESON, there are many kinds of differences. We have thus a problem of management of different differences, i. e. of categorization and hierarchization of differences. Finding out rules of transformations that can be applied to classes of differences is essential not only to be able to think in an orderly and useful fashion, but altogether, as emphasized by KORZYBSKI in “Science and Sanity” to maintain our mental (and possibly physical) health (1950).