Innerhofer, Roland (Author)
Rothe, Katja (Author)
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Volume: 33
Pages: 365--381
Edition Details: Introduction to a special issue, “Zur Geschichte des Regulierungswissens”
Language: German
Regulation of Behavior in the Period between the World Wars: Robert Musil and Kurt Lewin. The paper attempts to reconstruct the proto-cybernetic concept of regulation which emerged in early 20th century both in biology and psychology, and was critically reflected in literature. The basic premise is that Kurt Lewin's field-theoretical psychology played a crucial role in the development of behavioral self-regulation concepts. The goal is to show (1) that Lewin's early experiments and theories were based on the idea of a dynamic process of self-regulation determined by the actors and their personal motivation and interaction, (2) that this concept of self-regulation functioned as a camouflage for power-strategies that aimed to regulate and optimize the economic production and social reproduction processes, (3) that in Robert Musil's fragmentary, `fringing' novel The Man without Qualities the attempt to optimize the social and economic behavior and to establish a homeostatic state proved to be a complete failure. As a notable result, this `literary test' of behavioral self-regulation revealed the violence and imbalance of power inherent in this concept of self-regulation and its practical implementation.
...MoreDescription “Attempts to reconstruct the proto-cybernetic concept of regulation which emerged in the early 20th century both in biology and psychology.” (from the abstract)
Article Bächi, Beat; Reinhardt, Carsten (2010) Einleitung: Zur Geschichte des Regulierungswissens. Grenzen der Erkenntnis und Möglichkeiten des Handelns. Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte (p. 347).
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