KNOWLEDGE AND ETHICS

Abstract

The author of the study explains human cognitive processes by referring to the scientific works of Heinz von Foerster, the Socrates of Cybernetics and co-founder of radical constructivism. The default postulate according to which “The environment as we perceive it is our invention” is supported by two experiments. The neurophysiological experiments on which the postulate is based are briefly explained and relevant ethical conclusions are subsequently drawn.