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Behavior: The Control of Perception
William Powers's seminal 1973 work that lays the scientific and technical foundation for Perceptual Control Theory. Incorporating information from numerous scientific disciplines, Powers explores the theoretical, empirical, and humanistic basis of PCT. This text remains required reading for any serious student of PCT, and New View is proud to offer it in a new paperback edition.$34.95 detailsbuy |
Living Control Systems I
This collection of fourteen papers provides a great introduction to Powers' model of living control systems. Selections range from the seminal article "A General Feedback Theory of Human Behavior" to a recent overview of biological Control Theory and its relationship to other ideas in cybernetics. Several of the papers included in this volume are now difficult to obtain elsewhere.$19.95 detailsbuy |
Living Control Systems II
This second selection of Powers' papers contains material that has not previously been published. Powers critiques the theories of mainstream behavioral scientists and shows how Perceptual Control Theory can be used to avoid their mistakes. He also demonstrates the necessity for constructing truly generative models if a genuine science of living control systems is to be developed.$19.95 detailsbuy |
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