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Self-producing systems : implications and applications of autopoiesis /

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Examines the original principles of autopoiesis, a concept from biology and neurophysiology, and discusses their application to disciplines such as philosophy, social theory, mathematics, law, family therapy, information systems, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence. Discusses questions su...

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Main Author: Mingers, John
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1995]
Series:Contemporary systems thinking.
Subjects:
Autopoiesis.
Epistemologia.
Filosofia.
Sociale stelsels.
Systèmes, Théorie des.
Zelforganiserende systemen.
Autopoïèse.
Selbstorganisation.
Komplexes System.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Examines the original principles of autopoiesis, a concept from biology and neurophysiology, and discusses their application to disciplines such as philosophy, social theory, mathematics, law, family therapy, information systems, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence. Discusses questions such as representational versus embodied cognition.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 246 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-235) and indexes.
ISBN:9781489910226 (electronic bk.)
1489910220 (electronic bk.)