Praxiology and Sociocybernetics in Human Inquiry

Praxiology emphasizes the study of the efficiency and effectiveness of research methodology in action, where sociocybernetics maps the interactive relationships among those active  elements. As an avenue to advance systems research methodology and address claims of systems science to legitimacy as the science of complexity, the interface and complementarity of these perspectives toward human inquiry command our attention. The conduct of a single research project may be described in terms of a general feedfoovard loop that consists of several specific feedback loops. This general cycle typifies the process of inquiry situated within the larger context of the research community, which in turn is embedded within many scientific and societal interests and constraints. Careful consideration of effective practices and the prudent use of resources accompany ever grander projects to describe, explain, design, and steer complex human phenomena. The relations, practices, and embeddedness of human inquiry provide insights into the conc;eptual levels of cybernetics, the complexities of human phenomena and research processes, and the emergent research strategies scientists use to pursue their interests. The complexity of human inquiry as a social system is explored from the praxiological, sociocybernetic, and systemic points of view. Read Full Text Here: Praxiology and Sociocybernetics...