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On Being Autonomous: The Lessons of Natural History for Systems Theory

  • Varela F
Springer US, (1978), 77-84
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-0555-3_5
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This paper summarizes the author’s work on the question of the autonomy of natural systems. A more precise characterization of autonomy is proposed, as well as its application to specific biological systems, its mathematical representation, and its impact on cognitive processes.

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Varela, F. J. (1978). On Being Autonomous: The Lessons of Natural History for Systems Theory. In Applied General Systems Research (pp. 77–84). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0555-3_5

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