Principles of Biological Autonomy
Francisco J. Varela
Two themes, in counterpoint, are the motif of this book. The first one is the autonomy exhibited by systems in nature. The second one is their cognitive, informational abilities.
These two themes stand in relation to one another as the inside and the outside of a circle drawn in a plane, inseparably distinct, yet bridged by the hand that draws them.
Autonomy means, literally, self-law. To see what this entails, it is easier to contrast it with its mirror image, allonomy or external law.
These two themes stand in relation to one another as the inside and the outside of a circle drawn in a plane, inseparably distinct, yet bridged by the hand that draws them.
Autonomy means, literally, self-law. To see what this entails, it is easier to contrast it with its mirror image, allonomy or external law.
ক্যাটাগোরিগুলো:
খন্ড:
2
সাল:
1979
প্রকাশক:
Elsevier Science Ltd
ভাষা:
english
পৃষ্ঠা:
328
ISBN 10:
0444003215
ISBN 13:
9780444003218
বইয়ের সিরিজ:
North Holland series in general systems research
ফাইল:
PDF, 117.70 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1979