Re: Autopoiesis ....texts and references...

["Tim Gwinn" <***>]

Juan-Carlos,

Thanks for the links. I looked for "Biology of Cognition" but it seems like
it is no longer available. I did find a page on Whittaker's site (an unusual
site!) entitled "Biology and Cognition", consisting of 58 pgs.(
http://www.enolagaia.com/M70-80BoC.html ) How closely does this match the
book?

I tried to peruse Palmer's site, but I found it very hard to follow any of
his papers.

Regards,
Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ROSEN Forum [mailto:*** Behalf Of
> Juan-Carlos Letelier
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 12:50 PM
> To: ***
> Subject: Autopoiesis ....texts and references...
>
>
> hello,
>         Concerning the request of Tim Gwinn .. I think that the
> best place to begin
> the odyssey to understand the many ideas found in Autopoiesis/Biology of
> Cognition is a web site.
>
>                 www.enolagaia.com
> Maintained by Dr. Randall Whitakker.  The site http://archonic.net/
> (maintained by Kent Palmer)is also a possibility......
>
> a search in google will reveal a vast (and uneven) universe devoted to
> Autopoiesis, even a "new age" music group has chooseen autopoiesis as its
> name.
>
>
> A book that should be read is BIOLOGY OF COGNITION (1980)
> (Publisher=Reidel).  This book is an academic (and dense)
> introduction.  The
> popular book THE TREE Of KNOWLEDGE (M&V) has been translated to 20
> languages... but it is not THE correct introductory book, it is a
> popularizing text for a wider audience.
>
> The link between Autopoiesis and (M,R) systems is obvious ...but not at
> first glance.  Rosen never cited M&V ...and viceversa
>
> Thanks,
> letelier