Tektology
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A science meant to build a better world was also used to control people as one giant organism.
Who they are
Alexander Bogdanov, a Russian scientist who invented Tektology.
What they do
Tektology is called a universal science of organization, but it also serves as a tool to control what some call the 'human super-organism'.
How it works
Bogdanov proposed Tektology in 1913 as a universal science of organization. It aimed to study the basic principles of how matter, life, and mind are organized. It is now seen as a forerunner of systems theory and cybernetics. But in one context, it is used to control the 'human super-organism'. This means it was presented as a way to improve humankind, while also being a means to manage people as a single body.
Why it matters
It shows how a theory for a better world can also be a way to control people.
The engine's record — word for word
The corpus records: "Next, the Marburg school , with thinkers like Hermann Cohen , considers the challenges of turning ethical ideas into fixed laws – an issue connected to Bogdanov’s concept of Tektology , which in this context is used to control what some might consider the ' human super-organism '." It is presented publicly as: "Simona Poustilnik’s paper, ‘ Alexsandr Bogdanov’s Tektology: A Science of Reconstruction ‘ 8 details that Tektology is meant as a universal science of organisation , leading to a better world and humankind, but that it further serves as a precursor of not only Bertanalffy’s General Systems Theory , but also Norbert Weiner’s Cybernetics ." Documents named in the corpus: Tektology; Tektology (1913-28); Tektology (1913); Tektology 30; General Systems Theory; Cybernetics. Cross-sourced to americanaffairsjournal.org, monoskop.org, systemsthinkingalliance.org — documents cited by the corpus and retrieved independently of it.
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Alexander Bogdanovauthorship of the universal organizational science [Simona Poustilnik's paper] — does not establish: That Tektology was institutionally adopted by any body duri
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General Systems Theoryprecursor relationship [Simona Poustilnik's paper] — does not establish: That Bertalanffy or Wiener acknowledged or used Tektology.
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