Autopoiesis
Critique of a Postmodern Paradigm
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11049837 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Danilo Zolo (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 1990 |
| Issue | 86 |
| Pages | 61-80 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Telos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-6514 • E-ISSN: 1940-459X |
| Publisher | Telos Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3817/1290086061 |
| OpenAlex | W2328546620 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The theory of autopoiesis is meant to answer two questions: “what is a living system?” and “what is cognition?” Before a “scientific” answer can be formulated, however, these questions require philosophical elaboration. Today the philosophical dispute between mechanism and vitalism is over. Molecular biology, biophysics and biochemistry are concerned with the activity of animal and vegetable organisms, and research is normally conducted without a rigorous definition of biological phenomena and “living systems.” In their theory of autopoiesis, Maturana and Varela seek to spell out “the necessary and sufficient condition of life,” and this has aroused considerable interest. Although they are experimental biologists, they believe they have found a philosophical solution
Autopoiesis · Biology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Living systems · Organicism · Postmodernism · Sociology · Spell · Vitalism · Ecology · Origins and Evolution of Life · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2015 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |