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|name=Robert Johannson | |name=Robert Johannson | ||
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|title=Member | |title=Member | ||
|affiliation= | |affiliation=Retired | ||
|notable_works=Process Dualism: Resolving the Mind/Body Problem; | |notable_works=Process Dualism: Resolving the Mind/Body Problem; | ||
Green Rising: An Alternative Future. | Green Rising: An Alternative Future. | ||
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|universities=University of Manitoba, St. Andrew's College, University of Winnipeg | |universities=University of Manitoba, St. Andrew's College, University of Winnipeg | ||
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|links=https://robertjohannson.wixsite.com/mysite | |links=https://robertjohannson.wixsite.com/mysite | ||
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Robert and his wife Joan taught parenting courses in the inner-city of Winnipeg and produced two books: | Robert and his wife Joan taught parenting courses in the inner-city of Winnipeg and produced two books: | ||
Empowerment: A systems approach to people and groups, and The Family Zoo: leadership for parents | * [[Empowerment: A systems approach to people and groups]], and | ||
* [[The Family Zoo: leadership for parents]] | |||
They have three children and five granddaughters. His interest in cybernetics comes from discovering the negative effects of behaviourism as a parenting model, and turning instead to the study of Gregory Bateson and the Macy Conferences on Cybernetics. Robert served as the systems administrator for Journeys Adult Education Centre in Winnipeg which involved maintaining a computer lab, and Internet connection, as well as designing the school's data bases. Robert is a playwright and has been produced by CBC radio, the Manitoba Association of Playwrights, Prairie Theatre Exchange, the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival and the Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival. His plays include Charles Wesley: A Musical Play; The Ecstasy of St. Teresa; and Never Trust a Naked Marriage Counsellor. He is currently working on a play about the Trial of St. Paul. Robert retired in 2009 after serving First United Church in Dauphin. In his retirement Robert studied Physics, Mathematics, Statistics and Mathematical Statistics at the University of Winnipeg. He has published two books on systems theory: Process Dualism: Resolving the Mind/Body Problem; and most | They have three children and five granddaughters. His interest in cybernetics comes from discovering the negative effects of behaviourism as a parenting model, and turning instead to the study of Gregory Bateson and the Macy Conferences on Cybernetics. Robert served as the systems administrator for Journeys Adult Education Centre in Winnipeg which involved maintaining a computer lab, and Internet connection, as well as designing the school's data bases. Robert is a playwright and has been produced by CBC radio, the Manitoba Association of Playwrights, Prairie Theatre Exchange, the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival and the Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival. His plays include Charles Wesley: A Musical Play; The Ecstasy of St. Teresa; and Never Trust a Naked Marriage Counsellor. He is currently working on a play about the Trial of St. Paul. Robert retired in 2009 after serving First United Church in Dauphin. In his retirement Robert studied Physics, Mathematics, Statistics and Mathematical Statistics at the University of Winnipeg. He has published two books on systems theory: Process Dualism: Resolving the Mind/Body Problem; and most | ||
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==Work== | ==Work== | ||
Robert Johannson has made two original contributions to the theory of systems. In his book Process | Robert Johannson has made two original contributions to the theory of systems. In his book [[Process | ||
Dualism he shows that mind and matter constitute a figure/ground gestalt, thus resolving how material | Dualism]] he shows that mind and matter constitute a figure/ground gestalt, thus resolving how material | ||
processes and information processes can be both simultaneous and incommensurate. The book also | processes and information processes can be both simultaneous and incommensurate. The book also | ||
explains that the cybernetic control loop is an information process and not a material process. It's purpose | explains that the cybernetic control loop is an information process and not a material process. It's purpose | ||
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The Family Zoo: Leadership for Parents | The Family Zoo: Leadership for Parents | ||
Empowerment: A Systems Approach to People and Groups | Empowerment: A Systems Approach to People and Groups | ||