Using cybernetics to understand the nature of violence and practical uses of that understanding

What is it about?

This paper develops a definition of violence from a cybernetics perspective as the invasion of a boundary or the disruption of a flow across a boundary. It then uses a hypothetical case study to explore what that definition means at an individual and societal level

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Why is it important?

There is virtually nothing written about violence from a cybernetic perspective and cybernetics is a very good tool to explore the nature of violence