Towards the history of cybernetics in the USSR

Authors

  • Alexander A. Krushanov Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24866/1997-2857/2021-4/49-53

Keywords:

history of science, cybernetics, USSR, Soviet philosophers

Abstract

Cybernetics is interesting not only for its content but also for its history. First, it is the story of the first transdisciplinary science that had to break through the rigid boundaries of the classical disciplines. Secondly, its unusual fate in the Soviet Union is of special interest. While in the mid-XXth century cybernetics enjoyed powerful public and professional recognition in the world, it is believed that in the USSR it was denounced by Soviet philosophers. The author of the article proposes to revise this view in light of new data.

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Author Biography

  • Alexander A. Krushanov, Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation

    Doctor of Sciences (Philosophy), leading researcher, Department of Philosophy of Natural Sciences

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Published

24-12-2021

Issue

Section

HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

How to Cite

Towards the history of cybernetics in the USSR. (2021). Humanities Research in the Russian Far East, 4, 49–53. https://doi.org/10.24866/1997-2857/2021-4/49-53