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Self-Producing Systems - Implications and Applications of Autopoiesis (Hardcover, 1995 ed.)
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Self-Producing Systems - Implications and Applications of Autopoiesis (Hardcover, 1995 ed.)
Series: Contemporary Systems Thinking
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John Mingers' new volume, Self-Producing Systems: Implications and
Ap plications of Autopoiesis, is a much-needed reference on
autopoiesis, a subject penetrating many disciplines today. I can
genuinely say that I enjoyed reading the book as it took me stage
by stage through a clear and easy-to-grasp understanding of the
concepts and ideas of auto poiesis and then, as the book's title
suggests, on through their applica tions. I found the summary in
Chapter 12 particularly useful, helping to crystalize the main
points of each chapter. The book conveyed enthusi asm for the
subject and stimulated my interest in it. At times the book is
demanding, but only because of the breadth of the subject matter,
the terms and concepts associated with its parts, and the challenge
of keep ing hold of all this in the mind at once. This is an
exceptional text. ROBERT L. FLOOD Hull, UK Preface In recent years
Maturana's and Varela's concept of autopoiesis, origi nally a
biological concept, has made a remarkable impact not just on a
single area, but across widely differing disciplines such as
sociology, policy science, psychotherapy, cognitive science, and
law. Put very briefly, the term autopoiesis connotes the idea that
certain types of sys tems exist in a particular manner-they are
self-producing systems. In their operations they continuously
produce their own constituents, their own components, which then
participate in these same production pro cesses."
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