Volume 18 · Number 1 ·
Pages 026–027
The Concepts of Mind and Cognition in the Autopoietic Theory
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Abstract
Open peer commentary on the article “The Organization of the Living: Maturana’s Key Insights” by Fritjof Capra. Abstract: In contrast to Capra’s interpretation of Maturana’s work, I argue that the autopoietic theory does not establish an intrinsic, necessary link between life and cognitive/mental phenomena, and that given its functionalist approach, the theory helps very little to overcome the Cartesian division between mind and body.
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Villalobos M. (2022) The concepts of mind and cognition in the autopoietic theory. Constructivist Foundations 18(1): 026–027. https://constructivist.info/18/1/026
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