Debora Hammond down the Green River in Canyonlands National Park

Debora Hammond is an American systems theorist, working as an Associate Professor professor Interdisciplinary Studies of the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies at the Sonoma State University. Sonoma State University is a campus of the California State University system located in Rohnert Park, California (about seven miles south of Santa Rosa and fifty miles north of San Francisco and Oakland). ...

Biography

Debora Hammond got here B.A. in 1974 at the Stanford University. She studied during the Vietnam War era, spending half of here time studying systems theory, and exploring ways of thinking about complex systems that might support more participatory and inclusive forms of social organization. ^[1]. A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in Stanford, California. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... Systems theory is a transdisciplinary/multiperspectual scientific domain that seeks to derive and formulate those principles that are isomorphic to all fields of scientific inquiry. ... Complex systems have a number of properties, some of which are listed below. ... A social animal is a loosely defined term for an organism that is highly interactive with other members of its species to the point of having a recognizable and distinct society. ...

In 1991 she got here M.A. at the University of California in Berkeley, and in 1996 she got an appointment to Sonoma State University. In May 1997 ^[2] she completed her Ph.D. in the history of science again at the University of California at Berkeley with Professor Carolyn Merchant. Her dissertation research focused on the history of systems thinking, specifically the lives and work of the five founders of the ISSS (formerly the Society for General Systems Research): Ludwig von Bertalanffy, Kenneth Boulding, Ralph Gerard, James Grier Miller, and Anatol Rapoport. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... MA or ma may stand for: ma, a two-letter English word meaning Mother Ma, transliteration of Chinese family name 馬,马,麻 etc. ... Berkeley Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced San Diego Santa Barbara Santa Cruz UC Office of the President in Oakland The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the state of California. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Science is a body of empirical and theoretical knowledge, produced by a global community of researchers, making use of specific techniques for the observation and explanation of real phenomena, this techne summed up under the banner of scientific method. ... Carolyn Merchant (born in Rochester, New York, USA) is an American ecofeminist philosopher most famous for her theory on the Death of Nature, whereby she identifies the Enlightenment as the period when science began to atomise, objectify and dissect nature, foretelling its eventual conception as inert. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy (September 19, 1901, Vienna, Austria - June 12, 1972, New York, USA) was a biologist who was a founder of general systems theory--which he literally translated from the mathematization of Nicolai Hartmanns Ontology as stated by himself in his seminal work-- .An Austrian citizen, he... Kenneth Ewart Boulding (January 18, 1910 - March 18, 1993) was born in Liverpool, England, graduated from Oxford University, granted United States citizenship in 1948. ... James Grier Miller (d. ... Anatol Rapoport (born May 22, 1911) is a Russian-born American Jewish, mathematical psychologist. ...

Now Dr. Hammond joined the Hutchins faculty in the fall of 1997. In addition to teaching courses in the lower division integrated general education sequence, she has taught upper division seminars on such topics as The Global Food Web; Oikos: Ecology and Economics; Health and Healing; The Dharma of Complex Systems; and Technology, Ecology, and Society. ^[3], and A Systems View of the World. Here teaching revolves around the core issues of ecological sustainability and social justice how to create a healthy society that works for everyone. An oikos (ancient Greek: οìκος, plural: οìκου) is the ancient Greek equivalent of a household, house, or family. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Healing is the process whereby the cells in the body regenerate and repair to reduce the size of a damaged or necrotic area. ... Complex systems have a number of properties, some of which are listed below. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Young people interacting within an ethnically diverse society. ... Sustainability is an attempt to provide the best outcomes for the human and natural environments both now and into the indefinite future. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In 2005 Debora Hammond participated in the Complex Systems Summer School at Santa Fe Institute. Her primary purpose was to enhance the quality of the conference program by integrating current developments in the field of complex systems. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Santa Fe Institute (or SFI) is a non-profit research institute dedicated to the study of complex systems in Santa Fe, New Mexico founded by George Cowan, David Pines, Stirling Colgate, Murray Gell-Mann, Nick Metropolis, Herb Anderson, Peter A. Carruthers, and Richard Slansky in 1984 to study complex... Complex systems have a number of properties, some of which are listed below. ...

From 2005 to 2007 Dr. Hammond also been coordinating the Northern California Earth Institute, an organization that nurtures community dialogue on themes relating to the environment and sustainable living. ^[4]. In 2005-2006 Debora Hammond is the President of ISSS, in the year that the annual ISSS meeting is held on the Sonoma State University. In 2007 she is associate professor of Interdisciplinary Studies in the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies at Sonoma State University Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Sonoma State University is a campus of the California State University system located in Rohnert Park, California (about seven miles south of Santa Rosa and fifty miles north of San Francisco and Oakland). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Debora Hammond finds much of here inspiration in the wilderness, which is reflected in her work on environmental philosophy and ethics. She believes that social justice depends upon our ability to find more harmonious ways of living with the natural world ^[5]. Environmental philosophy is a branch of philosophy dealing with the natural environment. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Natural World (sometimes in the past titled Wildlife On One or Wildlife On Two) is a long-running BBC television series on natural history. ...

Work

The Science of Synthesis

Bookcover, 2003.

Debora Hammond’s The Science of Synthesis explores the development of general systems theory though the live and work the five founding members of the Society for General Systems Research around the mid-twentieth century: Ludwig von Bertalanffy, Kenneth Boulding, Ralph W. Gerard, James Grier Miller, and Anatol Rapoport. System ideas emergence according to Hammond from a broad range of disciplines: biology, ecology, social, psychology and technology.^[6]. The founders had in common that they where seeking ways to overcome the reductionism and mechanism of classical science. This science focused on the discrete, component parts of reality give by the analytic approach. Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy (September 19, 1901, Vienna, Austria - June 12, 1972, New York, USA) was a biologist who was a founder of general systems theory--which he literally translated from the mathematization of Nicolai Hartmanns Ontology as stated by himself in his seminal work-- .An Austrian citizen, he... Kenneth Ewart Boulding (January 18, 1910 - March 18, 1993) was born in Liverpool, England, graduated from Oxford University, granted United States citizenship in 1948. ... James Grier Miller (d. ... Anatol Rapoport (born May 22, 1911) is a Russian-born American Jewish, mathematical psychologist. ...

With a general systems theory they wanted to replaces that analytic approach with a more holistic approach. By focusing on the creation of a General Systems Theory they wanted to create a collaboration and integration between different disciplinary perspectives.^[7]. The systems concept became a metaphor and a framework that remains relevant for our times. It developed in interaction with fields as engineering, management, organismic biology, cybernetics, information, ecology and social theory. Among these theories systems theory was the one metaphor according to Hammond that highlights the relationships and interconnections among the biological, ecological, social, psychological, and technological dimensions of our increasingly complex lives. The approach taken in the practice of holistic medicine. ... Engineering is the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... Look up Management in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cybernetics is the study of feedback and derived concepts such as communication and control in living organisms, machines and organisations. ... The ASCII codes for the word Wikipedia represented in binary, the numeral system most commonly used for encoding computer information. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Social theory refers to the use of abstract and often complex theoretical frameworks to explain and analyze social patterns and large-scale social structures. ... Systems theory is a transdisciplinary/multiperspectual scientific domain that seeks to derive and formulate those principles that are isomorphic to all fields of scientific inquiry. ...

In this work Hammond expresses dismay and some perplexity at the frequently heard charge nowadays, that general systems theory amounts to "an updated version of positivism, an attempt by technocrats to manipulate human beings to meet the demands of a systemic whole, ignoring in the process their essential humanity." Such a view would certainly have surprised the pioneers of systems theory, who saw themselves as bring human values and concerns back into the scientific enterprise ^[8]. Systems theory or general systems theory or systemics is an interdisciplinary field which studies systems as a whole. ... // Positivism is a philosophy developed by Auguste Comte (widely regarded as the first true sociologist) in the middle of the 19th century that stated that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method. ...

ISSS

She first attended the annual ISSS meeting in 1994 and has been an active member for the past 12 years ^[9]. Her current interests are reflected in her interim role in the ISSS as Chair of the Medical and Health Systems SIG, as well as her participation in the planning for the post-conference workshop on the food system. In 2005-2006 Debora Hammond is the President of ISSS, where she help organized the annual ISSS meeting held on the Sonoma State University. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Sonoma State University is a campus of the California State University system located in Rohnert Park, California (about seven miles south of Santa Rosa and fifty miles north of San Francisco and Oakland). ...

Books

• 2004, The Science of Synthesis: Exploring the Social Implications of General Systems Theory, Ph.D. dissertation, University Press of Colorado, June 2003.

Articles

A list of some of here articles:

• 2006, Debora Hammond, The life and work of James Grier Miller, in: Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 429 - 435.

• 2005, Debora Hammond, Philosophical and Ethical Foundations of Systems Thinking, in : Triple C, Issue Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 20-27.

• 2002, Dyer, G., Hammond, D., Horiuchi, Y., Otsubo, M., Rowland, G. , Towards a new Meta-Systems Paradigm for Y3K, in: Journal of Administration and Informatics vol 15 (1).

• 2002, Debora Hammond, Exploring the genealogy of systems thinking, in: Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 429 - 439.

• 1997, Debora Hammond, The Use of Biological Metaphor in the Behavioral Sciences: Society as Organism, Ecosystem, or Irreducible Emergent. paper presented at the biennial conference of the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology in July 1997.

• 1997, Debora Hammond, Ecology and Ideology in the General Systems Community, in: Environment and History, Volume 3, Number 2, June 1997 , pp. 197-207

• 1995, Debora Hammond, Perspectives from the Boulding files, in: Systems Research, Volume 12, Issue 4 (1995), p 281-290.

References

1. ^ Debora Hammond's homepage, 1 July 2007
2. ^ Abstract Historical Perspectives on the ISSS: Concluding Reflections by Debora Hammond, at the 42nd Annual Conference of the International Society for the Systems Sciences 1998, Georgia Tech, Atlanta Georgia.
3. ^ Debora Hammond's homepage, 1 July 2007
4. ^ Sustainable enterprise conference 2007 Organizer, Bio news 2007.
5. ^ Debora Hammond's homepage, 1 july 2007
6. ^ Sonoma State University Newsroom 2005-03.
7. ^ University Press of Colorado on The Science of Synthesis, 2007.
8. ^ Jack Petranker, Participatory Knowing: A Story-Centered Approach to Human Systems, in: Proceedings of the 50th ISSS annual meeting, 2006.
9. ^ ISSS Sonoma Conference program body 2006, ISSS 50th Annual Meeting 2006.

External links

• Homepage Debora Hammond at the Sonoma State University, 2007.

• Source ISSS Incoming Presidential Address and preview of ISSS Cancun 2005 by Debora Hammond in: Conference program and abstract ISSS 49th annual meeting in Cacun 2005. , p.56.