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Warfield Lectures
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Wed Aug 12 20:13:59 1998
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 17:43:12 -0500
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From: Vigdor Schreibman <fins98@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Fw: Warfield Lectures on Complexity and Managed Dialogue
Dear friends,
I am delighted to inform you of this series of lectures
to be given by Professor John N. Warfield, at George
Mason University, Fairfax, Virgina. Chaos remains
the law of the Internet, and the complexities of human
existence must be understood before a shift to better
conditions on the electronic highway can be successfully
undertaken.
No person in the world has a better understanding of
these conditions than Warfield. The application of
Warfield's management formula for dealing with=20
complexity is called, "Interactive Management" (IM).
The application of IM is utterly unique!
I call Warfield's formula, a "technique for democracy,"
first anticipated earlier this century by Mary Parker
Follett, the grand sage of democracy.
The Johnson Center at George Mason University will host
the series of 12 "Complexity Lectures" beginning Monday,
September 14, at 8:00 a.m.. Each lecture will be an hour in length
followed by a 30 minute discussion period. The full schedule
and titles will appear on this website:
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/t-iasis
Don't miss this special lecture series if you possibly can attend!
Vigdor Schreibman - FINS
[Communicatiing the emerging philosophy of the
Information Age. Online at Fins Information Age
Library. URL: http://sunsite.utk.edu/FINS].
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WEEKLY LECTURE SERIES ON COMPLEXITY FOR FALL, 1998
by John N. Warfield, University Professor
It is proposed to offer a lecture series on complexity as
part of the Johnson's Center 1998/1999 offerings. While complexity will
be the universal theme, the lectures will be divided among four
categories:
a.. Philosophy of Complexity
b.. Science of Complexity
c.. Applications in Industry and Government, and
d.. Implications for Higher Education.
Three lectures will be offered in each of the four
categories as follows:
GROUP 1 (Weeks 1-4).
a.. Lecture 1. Philosophy 1. Thought Leaders and Their
Contributions to Understanding Complexity.
b.. Lecture 2. Science 1. Twenty Laws of Complexity,
Three Categories of the Laws, and Five Indexes of Complexity, with
values determined from applications.
c.. Lecture 3. Applications in Industry and Government
1. Applications in the U. S. Food and Drug Administration and in state
and local government in Mexico.
d.. Lecture 4. Implications for Higher Education 1.
GROUP 2 (Weeks 5-8)
a.. Lecture 5. Philosophy 2. Seven Milestones in the
History of Thought.
b.. Lecture 6. Science 2. The Mathematics of Structure:
its relevance to knowledge reconstruction in all fields of study
c.. Lecture 7. Applications in Industry and Government
2. Applications in Ghana, Liberia, and Cyprus.
d.. Lecture 8. Implications for Higher Education 2.
GROUP 3 (Weeks 9-12)
a.. Lecture 9. Philosophy 3. The Legacy of Charles
Sanders Peirce and the Experience of the Peirce Biographer.
b.. Lecture 10. Science 3. The Role of the Normative
Sciences in Strategic Planning
c.. Lecture 11. Applications in Industry and Government
3. Applications in Ford Motor Company and in the U. S. Department of
Defense.
d.. Lecture 12. Implications for Higher Education 3.
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a.. Presenter and Department Involved: John N. Warfield,
University Professor; and The Institute of Public Policy
b.. Estimated Cost: The cost can be limited to the
overhead associated with providing the space for the lectures and the
audio-visual equipment (transparencies projected from a laptop
computer). However if the Johnson Center should find it appropriate,
some expenses could be incurred by the Center for promotion to local
industry and, also, the Johnson Center morning catering could be
provided with coffee, tea, and orange juice.
If the Johnson Center wishes to do so, but is severely
budget-limited, the proposer is willing to share the costs.
c.. Audience. By providing the four categories of
lecture, it is hoped that the audience might include not only academics
but also persons from Virginia high-tech industries.
d.. Relation to Johnson Center Mission. What is provided
certainly offers a unique learning experience, because there is no
person on earth that is knowledgeable of the totality of the twelve
subjects in the context of complexity other than John N. Warfield,
because he has been involved with this area for about 30 years, ranging
from the foundations to applications. The possibility exists for any
knowledge-centered member of the George Mason University community to
assess his or her subject area to see how complexity is involved; and
from that reflective exploration to apply what is presented here. The
same opportunity exists for the GMU industrial constituency. The
lectures will relate both to existing curricula and to
potentially-revised curricula or new curricula. The technological
advancement represented here is the application of formal logic with
computer assistance to restructure knowledge: a topic that should be
relevant to all of those who believe that some present knowledge
structures require reconstruction.
e.. Time Frame. The lectures would take place in the
Johnson Center from 8 AM to 9 AM weekly, with approximately 20 minutes
of open discussion following each lecture.
(If there were sufficient demand, each lecture could be
presented twice each week.)
Questions on the Proposal? Contact John Warfield:
Telephone: 703-993-2994
Fax: 703-993-2996
Email: jnwarfield@aol.com or jwarfiel@gmu.edu
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/t-iasis
Mail: George Mason University, Mail Stop 1B2, Fairfax, VA
22030-4444
Sent to Jennifer Ross with copy to Kingsley Haynes on May
11, 1998.
