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It is shown that the traditional antithesis of mind and matter stems from a grave misunderstanding or rather misarrangement of empirical facts. This oblique antithesis and numerous well-known contradictions connected with it are eliminated by careful analysis of the intricate situation from which they arose. The solution of the problem leads to a clear understanding of fundamental concepts upon which Cybernetics is founded, and of the achievements potentially within its reach.
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Die folgenden Ausführungen stellen die stark komprimierte Fassung eines Aufsatzes dar, schon 1949 einem kleinen Kreis Interessierter in den USA und Deutschland zugänglich gemacht wurde.
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Weidel, W. Kybernetik und psychophysisches Grundproblem. Kybernetik 1, 165–170 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00289035
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00289035