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— Heinz von Foerster"Should one name one central concept, a first principle, of cybernetics, it would be circularity."
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Utility is a metaphysical concept of impregnable circularity; utility is the quality in commodities that makes individuals want to buy them, and the fact that individuals want to buy commodities shows that they have utility.
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