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Rudolf Felix Geyer (born 13 October 1933) is a Dutch sociologist and cyberneticist, former head of the methodology section of SISWO (Interuniversity Institute for Social Science Research) at the University of Amsterdam, known for his work in the fields of Social alienation, and on sociocybernetics.〔Heylighen, Francis, and Cliff Joslyn. "Cybernetics and second order cybernetics." Encyclopedia of physical science & technology 4 (2001): 155-170.〕〔Ramalingam, Ben, et al. ''Exploring the science of complexity: Ideas and implications for development and humanitarian efforts.'' Vol. 285. London: Overseas Development Institute, 2008.〕 == Biography == Born in Amsterdam, Geyer started to studied geology at the University of Amsterdam in 1951 and received his BA in 1953. He continued to study sociology, and received his MA at the University of Amsterdam in 1961. Later in 1980 he also received his PhD under Hiddo M. Jolles with the thesis, entitled "Alienation theories : a general systems approach". In the 1960s Geyer started working in industry, where he worked in the fields of marketing and labor market research. In 1968 he jointed the Interuniversity Institute for Social Science Research (SISWO) at the University of Amsterdam, where he became head of the methodology section. He held this position until his retirement in 1998. In 1970 Geyer was one of the co-founders of the Dutch Systems Group,〔Gerard de Zeeuw (2006), "A forgotten message? von Bertalanffy's puzzle" in: ''Kybernetes'', Vol 35 Issue 3/4, pp. 433–440 DOI: 10.1108/03684920610653728〕 and served on its board. == Selected publications == * Geyer, R. Felix. ''Alienation Theories: A general systems approach.'' Pergamon Press, 1980. * Geyer, Felix, and Johannes van der Zouwen, eds. ''Sociocybernetic Paradoxes: observation, control and evolution of self-steering systems.'' Sage, 1986. * Geyer, R. Felix. ''Alienation, ethnicity, and postmodernism.'' No. 116. Praeger, 1996. * Geyer, R. Felix, and David R. Schweitzer, eds. ''Alienation, problems of meaning, theory, and method.'' Routledge/Thoemms Press, 1981. * Geyer, R. Felix, and Johannes van der Zouwen, eds. ''Sociocybernetics: Complexity, autopoiesis, and observation of social systems.'' No. 132. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001. Articles a selection * Felix Geyer and Johannes van der Zouwen. "(Sociocybernetics )" in: ''Handbook of Cybernetics'' (C.V. Negoita, ed.). New York: Marcel Dekker, 1992, pp. 95–124. * Felix Geyer. "(The Challenge of Sociocybernetics )". In: ''Kybernetes''. 24(4):6-32, 1995. Copyright MCB University Press1995 * Felix Geyer. "(Sociocybernetics )" In: ''Kybernetes'', Vol. 31 No. 7/8, 2002, pp. 1021–1042. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Felix Geyer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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