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Introductions and comments by Others

Teaching PCT at an Undergraduate Level: A Review of the First Year and Plans for 2008/9 This extensive report by Warren Mansell includes Students' Comments on PCT (p.8) and published papers debating PCT (p. 10). See also Warren's site.	pct_manchester.pdf
People as Living Things: The Story by Dag Forssell The story of how "People as Living Things" was created and what it is about.	the_plt_story.pdf
Foreword to Living Control Systems II by Tom Bourbon Tom Bourbon describes how the idea of intention as a cause was buried for 2,200 years by dogmas of linear causation that persist today, and is only now being recovered with the recognition of circular causation in PCT	foreword_lcsii.pdf
Why Study PCT? by Dag Forssell Why would anyone want to take an interest in PCT? Here is one suggestion.	why_study_pct.pdf
Three "Dangerous" words by Tom Bourbon A very personal essay on the difficulties experienced as a teacher of PCT .	three_dangerous _words.pdf
Descriptive versus generative scientific theories by Dag Forssell Most any field of study can be and is being called a science, but not all sciences or scientists adhere to rigid standards or apply proven principles and relevant methods.	science _comparison.pdf
Teaching Dogma in Psychology by Rick Marken Richard Marken’s 1985 farewell address to his colleagues on the faculty at Augsburg College.	teaching _dogma.pdf
PCT—An Engineering Science by Dag Forssell Engineering sciences go far beyond description and metaphor	pct_eng_sci.pdf
Effective Personnel Management by Jim Soldani Jim Soldani reports on his experiences and results of applying what he learned from PCT	personnel _mgmt.pdf
A stroll in the park or What is a sociologist to do by Philip Runkel An imaginative interpretation of a hierarchical control system in action	stroll_park.pdf
Once Around the Loop by Dag Forssell An interpretation of basic PCT—simple and complex at the same time, providing interesting insight into how to deal with people.	once_around _loop.pdf
About The Method of Levels by Tim Carey Comments and clarifications in response to suggestions that MOL be used with couples and in groups.	about_mol.pdf
Causation and Negative Feedback Control Loops By Erling Jorgensen An essay designed to sort out the difference between linear causation in determinism and the continuous circular causation that is characteristic of control loops. Includes comment by Bruce Nevin.	causation.pdf
A Human-Centric Trust Management System by Andor Demarteau A graduation thesis from the Department of Information and Computing Sciences Utrecht University, The Netherlands, regarding the possibility of using insight from PCT to design a trust management system for computer security.	trust_mgmt.pdf
PCT is Reverse Engineering by Dag Forssell All modern physical sciences employ reverse engineering in that they suggest underlying, unseen, quantifiable, physical relationships to account for phenomena we observe. So does PCT.	reverse _engineering.pdf
Behavior: The Control of Perception – The Original Book Jacket Originally published in 1973 and in print for 30 years, Behavior: The Control of Perception (B:CP) is being reissued in paperback in 2004. B:CP is the original "engineering textbook" introduction to Perceptual Control Theory (PCT), as fresh and valid today as when first published.	bcp_jacket.pdf
PCT in a Nutshell by Dag Forssell A summary intro to PCT looking at various time frames	pct_nutshell.pdf
See also introductions by Gary Cziko and Ted Cloak here.
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