Charles West Churchman Quotes

United States, Philosopher
August 29, 1913 – March, 21, 2004.

Charles West Churchman (29 August 1913 – 21 March 2004) was an American philosopher and systems scientist, who was Professor at the School of Business Administration and Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He was internationally known for his pioneering work in operations research, system analysis and ethics.

Also known as Scientist

We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is shaking them.

Charles West Churchman
- God
- Help
We have overwhelming evidence that available information plus analysis does not lead to knowledge. The management science team can properly analyse a situation and present recommendations to the manager, but no change occurs. The situation is so familiar to those of us who try to practice management science that I hardly need to describe the cases.

Charles West Churchman
- Science
- Knowledge
- Team