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Jost Delbrück, Rainer Hofmann, Andreas Zimmermann (ed.). German Yearbook of International Law
No full textArnold Rainer. Jost Delbrück, Rainer Hofmann, Andreas Zimmermann (ed.). German Yearbook of International Law. In: Revue internationale de droit comparé. Vol. 58 N°1,2006. pp. 230-231
Jost Delbrück, Rainer Hofmann, Andreas Zimmermann (ed.). German Yearbook of International Law
No full textArnold Rainer. Jost Delbrück, Rainer Hofmann, Andreas Zimmermann (ed.). German Yearbook of International Law. In: Revue internationale de droit comparé. Vol. 58 N°1,2006. pp. 230-231
03. Topography of Generically Folded Spacecapes: Towards a Cognitive Metatheory in Architectural Design
No full textRainer E. Zimmermann Lecture, PhD in Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy at the Polytechnic University of Munchen
03. Topography of Generically Folded Spacecapes: Towards a Cognitive Metatheory in Architectural Design
No full textRainer E. Zimmermann Lecture, PhD in Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy at the Polytechnic University of Munchen
Book Review: Knowledge in the Age of Digital Capitalism: An Introduction to Cognitive Materialism by Mariano Zukerfeld
No full textRainer E. Zimmermann reviews Mariano Zukerfeld's Knowledge in the Age of Digital Capitalism. An Introduction to Cognitive Materialism, University of Westminster Press, London, 2017, 272 pp., paperback and open access, gratis e-book. There are several aspects of innovative thoughts in this text as to recent developments, in particular concerning the manifold occasions of more or less hidden layers of exploitation originating in the use of digital technology, and mainly based on un-remunerated activities. All this speaks very much in favour of reading this book; only minor objections have to be made that should not prevent a profitable reading.</jats:p
Book Review: Knowledge in the Age of Digital Capitalism: An Introduction to Cognitive Materialism by Mariano Zukerfeld
No full textRainer E. Zimmermann reviews Mariano Zukerfeld's Knowledge in the Age of Digital Capitalism. An Introduction to Cognitive Materialism, University of Westminster Press, London, 2017, 272 pp., paperback and open access, gratis e-book. There are several aspects of innovative thoughts in this text as to recent developments, in particular concerning the manifold occasions of more or less hidden layers of exploitation originating in the use of digital technology, and mainly based on un-remunerated activities. All this speaks very much in favour of reading this book; only minor objections have to be made that should not prevent a profitable reading
Una perspectiva integral de la acción social: imaginar, valorar, elegir. Ontoepistemología de las redes
No full textRedes sociales: de la indignación al cambio. Aspectos Fundamentales de las Redes. Ponencia de Rainer Zimmermann (Universidad Politécnica de Munich y Clare Hall-Cambridge), que por motivos de salud es presentada por José María Díaz Nafría: "Una perspectiva integral de la acción social: imaginar, valorar, elegir. Ontoepistemología de las redes" Curso de verano: "Redes sociales: de la indignación al cambio (aspecto éticos, políticos y estéticos)", MUSAC, 21-23 septiembre de 2012, organizado en cooperación con la Universidad Politécnica de Munich (HM), BITrum y MyUniversity
ARCHITECTURE, LANGUAGE, COMPLEXITY : Eight Essays on Architectural Epistemology
No full textKomplexität ist ein genuin architektonisches Problem. Der Begriff von Architektur als einer universellen Praxis bzw. ganzheitlichen Erkenntnisweise enthält bereits im Kern den Begriff 'Komplexität'. Beide Konzepte fallen weithin zusammen – Architektur kann damit als spezifische Denkform des Komplexen betrachtet werden. Das in der Arbeit aufgezeigte Dilemma besteht darin, dass der modernen Architektur ihr ursprünglicher Gestaltungsgegenstand – Komplexität – abhanden gekommen ist: 'Nönnig dekonstruiert zu Recht die hoch aggregierten Begriffe des Raumes und des Entwurfs. Die gesamte Arbeit zeigt, dass die modernen Beschreibungsformen von Komplexität gerade nicht in der Architektur entwickelt sind.' (Prof. Gerd Zimmermann, Weimar). Um dieses Defizit zu beheben und Architektur als eigenständige Wissenstechnik ('Technoepisteme') zu etablieren, wird ausgehend von spezifischen 'Praxis- und Diskursdefiziten' ein Theorieszenario entwickelt, mit dem und in dem Architektur sich als komplexe Wissensform verwirklicht (u.a. Komplexe Systeme, Design Sciences, Operationale Heuristik). 'Vorliegende Arbeit ist der Versuch […] die Architektur gewissermaßen wieder in den Stand zu setzen, der ihr im System des Denkens eigentlich zukommt […] Der Komplexitätsdiskurs in der Architektur ist zurück.' (Prof. Gerd Zimmermann, Weimar)'In his study ARCHITECTURE, LANGUAGE, AND COMPLEXITY, Jörg Rainer Noennig observes that architectural thought is hampered by the inadequacy of traditional architectural concepts [...] To grasp the complex issues of today, we are in dire need of 'languaging' to come up with better tools. [...] The present study represents the first step in the direction of creating a New Organon that will conceptualize the world in terms of processes rather than things.' (Prof. Kari Jormakka, Wien
New Ethics Proved In Geometrical Order: Spinozist Reflexions On Evolutionary Systems
No full text"Bertalanffy meets Spinoza", says Zimmermann. He makes them meet in the perspective of evolutionary systems. In reaching out for the whole, both Spinoza and Bertalanffy were aware of the tension between the formal and the informal, between strict logical-mathematical formalisation and hermeneutic considerations that are not as strict. Zimmermann shows how those two approaches can complement each other and how much Spinoza can be regarded as a forerunner of modern systems thinking as well. By presenting new conceptualizations like that of the relation between systems, networks and space, he reconstructs Spinoza´s ethics as the quest for adequate behavior given the knowledge at hand."Bertalanffy meets Spinoza", says Zimmermann. He makes them meet in the perspective of evolutionary systems. In reaching out for the whole, both Spinoza and Bertalanffy were aware of the tension between the formal and the informal, between strict logical-mathematical formalisation and hermeneutic considerations that are not as strict. Zimmermann shows how those two approaches can complement each other and how much Spinoza can be regarded as a forerunner of modern systems thinking as well. By presenting new conceptualizations like that of the relation between systems, networks and space, he reconstructs Spinoza´s ethics as the quest for adequate behavior given the knowledge at hand
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