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| Authors | Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela |
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| Original title | De Maquinas y Seres Vivos (English: 'On Machines and Living Beings') |
| Language | Spanish (original), English (translated) |
| Series | Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science (Volume 42) |
| Subject | Cybernetics, systems theory, philosophy of biology |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | - Editorial Universitaria S.A. (1972)
- D. Reidel Publishing Company (1980)- Springer (1991) |
Publication date | - 1972 (Chile)
- 1980 (Holland)- 1991 (Springer) |
| Publication place | Chile |
Autopoiesis and Cognition: The Realization of the Living is a cybernetic work in systems theory and the philosophy of biology by Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela. It was first published under the title De Maquinas y Seres Vivos (English: 'On Machines and Living Beings') in 1972 in Chile by Editorial Universitaria S.A., with a second edition published in 1980 by the D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland, and a third edition published in 1991 by Springer.[1] This work defines and explores the concept of autopoiesis, or 'self-creation' in biological systems in an effort to address cognition and autonomy in living systems.[2] Autopoiesis was a core text for the field of second-order cybernetics, which often dealt with themes of self-reference and feedback loops.[3] The book is the 42nd volume in the series Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science.[1][4]
- ^ a b Maturana, H. R.; Varela, F. J. (1991-08-31). Autopoiesis and Cognition: The Realization of the Living. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-90-277-1016-1.
- ^ Mingers, John (1989). "An introduction to autopoiesis?Implications and applications". Systems Practice. 2 (2): 159–180. doi:10.1007/BF01059497. ISSN 0894-9859. S2CID 145531718.
- ^ Hayles, N. Katherine (1999). How We Became Posthuman. UChicago Press. pp. 131–159.
- ^ G., M. (1981). "Review of Autopoiesis and Cognition: The Realization of the Living". The Review of Metaphysics. 35 (2): 399–402. ISSN 0034-6632. JSTOR 20127678.