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The appropriation of autopoiesis in architecture
Frontiers of Architectural ResearchThis study investigates the merits of the cross-disciplinary appropriation of the theory of autopoiesis in Patrik Schumacher's The Autopoiesis of Architecture. In this two-volume work, Schumacher builds upon Luhmann's sociological adoption of Maturana et
Guillermo Sánchez Sotés +2 more
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Measuring Complexity in an Aquatic Ecosystem
, 2013 We apply formal measures of emergence, self-organization, homeostasis, autopoiesis and complexity to an aquatic ecosystem; in particular to the physiochemical component of an Arctic lake. These measures are based on information theory.
A. Ramírez +5 more
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A Category Theoretical Argument Against the Possibility of Artificial Life [PDF]
, 2006 One of Robert Rosen's main contributions to the scientific community is summarized in his book 'Life itself'. There Rosen presents a theoretical framework to define living systems; given this definition, he goes on to show that living systems are not ...
Chu, Dominique, Ho, W.
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Artificial Cell Research as a Field that Connects Chemical, Biological and Philosophical Questions
CHIMIA, 2016 This review article discusses the interdisciplinary nature and implications of artificial cell research. It starts from two historical theories: Gánti's chemoton model and the autopoiesis theory by Maturana and Varela.
Anna Deplazes-Zemp
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, 2010 A key challenge in modern computing is to develop systems that address complex, dynamic problems in a scalable and efficient way, because the increasing complexity of software makes designing and maintaining efficient and flexible systems increasingly ...
A. Bowyer +20 more
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Where there is life there is mind: In support of a strong life-mind continuity thesis [PDF]
, 2017 This paper considers questions about continuity and discontinuity between life and mind. It begins by examining such questions from the perspective of the free energy principle (FEP).
Froese, Tom, Kirchhoff, Michael David
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Epistemological Implications of a System—Theoretical Understanding for Sustainability Models
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the sense of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global efforts to create a sustainable society will not be sufficiently successful under the current geopolitical and socio‐economic trends. For this reason, recent sustainability research has increasingly focused on systemic coherence, the subject of cognition, and psychological and ...
Stefan Stumm
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Gaia Theory: Between Autopoiesis and Sympoiesis
Problemos, 2020 The article discusses the development of the Gaia Hypothesis as it was defined by James Lovelock in the 1970s and later elaborated in his collaboration with biologist Lynn Margulis.
A. Žukauskaitė
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Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The importance of business families is increasingly gaining attention. However, to truly understand business families and their dynamics, they must be viewed as distinct systems. Since this area has received limited scholarly focus, we argue that forming a new system is more than just an extension.
Heiko Kleve +2 more
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An Enactive-Ecological Approach to Information and Uncertainty [PDF]
, 2020 Information is a central notion for cognitive sciences and neurosciences, but there is no agreement on what it means for a cognitive system to acquire information about its surroundings.
Carvalho, Eros Moreira de +1 more
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