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Autopoiesis

In: Autopoietic Knowledge Systems in Project-Based Companies

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  • Kaj U. Koskinen

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The concept of autopoiesis reached the international scientific community through an article published by Varela, Maturana, and Uribe in 1974 (Varela et al., 1974), sponsored by von Foerster (Varela, 1996). Its roots lie in cybernetics and in the neurophysiology of cognition. The autopoietic approach was subsequently refined and developed over a period of five years (Maturana, 1975, 1978; Varela, 1979; Maturana and Varela, 1980a). Two readings edited by Zeleny (1980, 1981) established in quite a definite manner the essence of the autopoiesis paradigm, and also outlined the differences between Maturana and Varela regarding the possibility of its application to the social sciences.

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  • Kaj U. Koskinen, 2010. "Autopoiesis," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Autopoietic Knowledge Systems in Project-Based Companies, chapter 4, pages 34-53, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-29893-4_4
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230298934_4
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