William T. Powers
From Reorganization to Evolution and Back
The concept of reorganization as such is irrefutable, but how can it work? In this essay and final comments, Bill Powers touches on the source and evolution of his thinking over the years.
Bill Powers
An Essay on the Obvious
A hard-hitting essay by the creator of PCT on what you see when you look at behavior through the eyes of a physical scientist. […]
Bill Powers
Perceptual Control Theory at 40
This intro to PCT is slanted toward those coming into to this subject from the physical sciences. Bill Powers develops an argument that leads from conventional views of behavior to the new view that PCT gives us, emphasizing in the end the odd role that organisms, seen through the eyes of PCT, play in a world otherwise dominated by physical laws. The point will be to show that control theory provides us with the germ of a radically new understanding, a break with all traditional theories of behavior—and many new ones as well […]
Bill Powers
The Neglected Phenomenon of Negative Feedback Control
Control of perception has been reported at very basic levels of life. […]