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	Feldenkrais In Motion: Humberto Maturana
		Humberto Maturana is an extraordinary Systems Thinker and Biologist interested, passionately, in explaining What It Is To Be Human: how human beings arise, and how we arose evolutionarily.
		From time to time, I organise evenings (in Kew) around Maturana's ideas, generally watching an excerpt from workshops recorded on his visits here, plus conversation in and around the ideas.
		Contact (hands-on, or verbal) is made with the other (and oneself) in a safe, respectful atmosphere of exploration and reflection on the results of that exploration.
	www.feldenkraisinmotion.com.au /fim_humberto_maturana.htm (342 words)

	von Glasersfeld about Maturana
		This insight, which Maturana expresses by saying that all cognitive domains arise exclusively as the result of operations of distinction which are made by the organism itself, was one of the points that attracted me to his work the very first time I came across it.
		Maturana denies that possibility, and it is therefore quite consistent that he does not specify an obligatory external starting-point, for this would be equivalent to an "unconditional metaphysical principle" which would have to be considered valid without experiential justification.
		Objectivity, in Maturana’s texts, does not indicate the opposite of the "subjectivity" of a single individual, but is used in the sense of classical philosophy, namely to signify the intention or requirement to represent the world as it is "in itself", without any additions, subtractions, or distortions caused by the experiencer.
	www.cesipc.it /materiali/articoli/vG2.html (3635 words)

	An Introduction to "Maturana's" Biology
		Maturana calls that path (or ontological domain) the domain of transcendental ontology where the ability to know what anything is (its "isness") is considered to be an endowment - it is taken as given.
		Maturana puts it that a cognitive system is one whose organisation defines a domain of interactions in which it can act with relevance to the maintenance of itself.
		Maturana relates the origin of the term, in 1973, to a conversation he had with a poet-friend who said that Don Quixote had to choose between the praxis (of being a knight) and the poiesis (of creating knights) - personal communication.
	www.pnc.com.au /~lfell/matsbio.html (6299 words)

	Resources : Autopoiesis (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Maturana and Varela are at pains to take account of the perspective of the observer when talking of systems and how they behave in relation to their environment.
		Maturana and Varela use the term 'languaging' to capture the nature of language as an ongoing and situated activity.
		Maturana's official homepage has some links to some more recent papers that are not likely to be of so much interest to the Agents community, and...
	www.cs.ucl.ac.uk /staff/t.quick/autopoiesis.html (2319 words)

	insomniaz
		Maturana claims that if you tell someone that: "I love you because you are so beautiful / intelligent etc." then either you do not really love that person or you are pretending to have reasons for something for which there are no reasons.
		Maturana gives the following example of structural changes triggered by interactions to underline the absence of meaning; In the process of lens-making two pieces of glass are ground together.
		Maturana's theory also indicates that we must abandon causal concepts such as those of the "purpose" of symptoms: the "function" of disorders: the "resistance" of this complainant etc. All of these are attributions of an observer.
	insomniaz.freeservers.com /misc.maturana.htm (8691 words)

	Self-organization and Counsellor Education
		Maturana and Varela (1980) claim that, "The observer as an observer necessarily always remains in a descriptive domain, that is, in a relative cognitive domain.
		The "domain of constitutive ontologies" (Maturana, 1988, p.32), then, is significant for counselling because both clients and counsellors bring many realities to each encounter between the two as a result of living in the world.
		Maturana, H.R. and Varela, F.J. Autopoiesis and cognition.
	goertzel.org /dynapsyc/1999/AutopoiesisPaper.htm (4351 words)

	Overview of Autopoietic Theory (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Maturana and Varela coined the term autopoiesis to characterize those systems which (a) maintain their defining organization throughout a history of environmental perturbation and structural change and (b) regenerate their components in the course of their operation.
		To Maturana and Varela, cognition is contingent on embodiment, because this ability to differentiate is a consequence of the organism's specific structure.
		Maturana (1978b) is the key source for autopoietic theory's account of linguistic interaction.
	www.acm.org /sigs/sigois/auto/ATReview.html (1781 words)

	Maturana#146;s Biology and Some Possible Implications for Education
		Maturana's 'Bringing Forth' paradigm of creating the world as we live in it, or 'laying down a path in walking' (Varela, 1987:48), is a new paradigm and as such has various consequences.
		Maturana says that a consequence of accepting the second path - objectivity in parentheses - is the disposition to reflect, which brings with it responsibility and also through reflection, the ability to break traditions, taken-for-granted truths, and cultural expectations.
		Maturana and Varela use the analogy of a submarine driver, who is congratulated on a perfect manoeuvre, he is confused by the congratulations in avoiding reefs etc, all he did was read certain dials and maintain correlations between indicators within the limits of the equipment.
	www.pnc.com.au /~lfell/educat.html (6020 words)

	Book review of Humberto Maturana
		Maturana argues that the relation with the environment molds the "configuration" of a cognitive system.
		Maturana assumes that intelligent behavior originates in extremely simple processes: the living cell is nothing special, but many living cells one next to the other become a complex system thanks to autopoiesis.
		Maturana assumes that multi-cellular organisms are born when two or more autopoietic units engage in an interaction that takes place more often than any of the interactions of each unit with the rest of the environment (a "structural coupling").
	www.thymos.com /mind/maturana.html (605 words)

	20th WCP: Biology, Pragmatism and the Question of Contradiction
		According to Maturana, logical contradictions are not serious mistakes because they are supposed to be prompt and plentifully solved.
		Nevertheless, when he puts the contingency and relativism of everything that is said inside a tautological proposition, the discourse that is brought forth from it erases, unmakes, turns to non-sense that kind of Philosophy that could not accept it, but that could not either demonstrate it as wrong.
		MATURANA, H. Ontology of observing: the biological foundations of self consciousnes and the physical domains of existence.
	www.bu.edu /wcp/Papers/TKno/TKnoGrac.htm (3289 words)

	Tutorial 1: Introductory Orientation
		Maturana's early experimental work in neurophysiology and perception (Maturana et.al., 1960; Maturana et.al., 1968) led him to question information-theoretic notions of cognition.
		Maturana (1988a) uses the label explanatory path to denote a composite or encompassing viewpoint or perspective -- the sort of thing we typically take to be a theory or meta-theory.
		To overcome this conceptual problem, Maturana introduced 'parenthesis' to surround, and hence qualify, the objective-style language in which he was yet obligated to present his theories.
	www.enolagaia.com /Tutorial1.html (7191 words)

	ECOLOGY OF MIND Humberto Maturana
		umberto Maturana [1928] - Biologist, Cybernetician, Scientist - invented his theory of autopoiesis following in the pathways of Bateson, Wittgenstein, the social ‘ricorso’ of Vico, the self-production notion of Paul Weiss, and many others.
		Never seen without his long, self-reknitting beatnik scarf; Speaking in circularities to hypnotise his audience; Infuriating colleagues by not referencing anyone other than himself [Maturana’s theory of ‘self-reference’].
		Distinguishing the Observer: An Attempt at Interpreting Maturana by Ernst von Glasersfeld [12.19.97]
	www.oikos.org /maten.htm (361 words)

	Claude Maturana: French Citizen on Death Row, Arizona - Claude Maturana, 43, has the ability of a 9 year-old child.
		The doctor's declaration that Maturana was competent - defined by state law as having an awareness of his death sentence and why it was imposed - gave Arizona the opening it needed to maintain his status on death row.
		Maturana, a 44-year-old French citizen, is years away from execution because his appeals have not run their course.
		Maturana was sentenced to death in 1992 for the murder of 16-year-old Glen Estes near Tucson.
	www.ccadp.org /claudematurana.htm (2977 words)

	Maturana
		Maturana, H. Cell territories in the cerebral cortex of the rat.
		Maturana, H. Efferent fibres in the optic nerve of the toad (Bufo bufo).
		Maturana, H. Number of fibres in the optic nerve and the number of ganglion cells in the retina of Anurans.
	www.noctivagus.net /mendler/kdbib6.html (967 words)

	Le ravissement d'Europe
		Network Working Group I. Maturana Internet-Draft I. Robredo Expires: December 30, 2004 in3activa July 2004 Scope Modifiers in Intellectual Property Declarations draft-maturana-ipscope-02.txt Status of this Memo This document is an Internet-Draft and is subject to all provisions of section 3 of RFC 3667.
		By submitting this Internet-Draft, each author represents that any applicable patent or other IPR claims of which he or she is aware have been or will be disclosed, and any of which he or she become aware will be disclosed, in accordance with RFC 3668.
		Yes Yes ------------------------------------------------------------ Maturana & Robredo Expires December 30, 2004 [Page 7] Internet-Draft Internet(C) July 2004 2.3 Reciprocity and equivalence This section is not required to fully understand this document, and it refers explicitly to the 5 first articles of the Berne Convention.
	www.ietf.org /internet-drafts/draft-maturana-ipscope-02.txt (4594 words)

	CNN.com - Coach Maturana breaking new ground - Dec. 20, 2003
		The 54-year-old Maturana is the first Colombian coach to take charge of an Argentine First Division club.
		They traditionally finish in midtable in the Argentine championship but have a reputation for causing upsets in their stadium, which is known as the Elephants' Graveyard.
		Maturana was sacked by Colombia after they picked up only one point in their first four matches in the South American qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup.
	cnn.com /2003/SPORT/football/12/20/maturana.colon (225 words)

	INFOAMÉRICA - Humberto Maturana
		Maturana describe una biofilosofía determinista que, a partir del concepto de 'autopoiesis', descubre sistemas de vida autorreferentes, dotados de autonomía para la supervivencia y la reproducción que actúa de forma distinta según las circunstancias ambientales, lo que le permite inferencias en el campo de los sistemas sociales, la educación, la comunicación (véase Niklas Luhmann, p.
		Para Maturana y su trazado sistémico, los seres vivos están sujetos a una dinámica estructural interna, que distingue a las especies y a los individuos, descrita por su autonomía o 'autopoiesis', pero también por la dinámica comunicativa o relacional que permite el consenso vital de las diferentes formas de vida.
		Maturana se acerca a los conceptos de lo que comúnmente se entiende por realidad virtual, construcciones que dejan de serlo en la medida que la dinámica del sistema nervioso las integra como nuevos elementos ambientales y relacionales.
	www.infoamerica.org /teoria/maturana1.htm (822 words)

	spmc (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Maturana is the originator of the concept of autopoiesis, which he has co-published with his former student Francisco Varela in Autopoiesis and cognition: the organisation of the living (1980).
		Maturana and Varela also co-authored a general text The tree of knowledge: the biological roots of human understanding (1987) based on a biology course Maturana had been teaching.
		Although Humberto Maturana does not consider himself to be a constructivist, he is said to be one of the founders of radical constructivism, an epistemology based on empirical findings of neurobiology.
	technology.open.ac.uk /cts/spmc/2004-14may-humbert-maturana-biog.htm (405 words)

	CNN.com - Colombia coach is poised to resign - Nov. 17, 2003
		Maturana, who is largely credited with putting Colombian soccer on the map in the 1990s when he steered his country to two World Cup tournaments in two separate stints as coach, was said to be devastated by his team's collapse.
		Maturana returned for a third stint in the second half of the qualifiers for the 2002 World Cup when goal difference cost the team a chance to play Australia in a two-leg playoff for the final place in Japan and South Korea.
		Favourites to replace Maturana, all based with Colombian clubs, are Juan Jose Pelaez from Atletico Nacional, Deportivo Cali's eccentric Javier Alvarez and Jorge Luis Pinto of Atletico Junior.
	cnn.com /2003/SPORT/football/11/17/colombia.quit (295 words)

	Maturana & Varela
		This notion, introduced by Maturana and Varela, refers to autonomous systems that are self-creating, self-organizing and self-preserving.
		Maturana and Varela deny the conventional distinction between knowledge and action.
		Maturana and Varela introduced the notion of structual coupling as a essential component of identity.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~rxv/people/maturanavarela.htm (349 words)

	The Map Is The Territory--A Systemic Trip Through The Lenses of Autopoiesis By Kris Hallbom
		Bateson and Maturana found each other in the same circles over and over again throughout the years, which probably prompted Bateson to make such a powerful statement about Maturana in the final months of his life.
		Humberto Maturana, a neuro-biologist and professor, co-developed the Santiago Theory of Autopoiesis with his student and colleague, Fransisco Varela.
		According to Maturana and Varela, structural coupling establishes a clear difference between the ways living and nonliving systems interact with their environments.
	www.nlpca.com /The_Map_Is_The_Territory.html (1275 words)

	Humberto R. Maturana (*1928)
		Humberto R. Maturana, 1928 in Chile geboren, studierte Medizin an der Universität von Santiago de Chile, von 1954 bis 1956 Biologie an der Londoner Universität und promovierte 1958 in Biologie an der Harvard University, arbeitete dann bis 1960 am Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
		Maturana entwickelte in den 60er Jahren den neuen Begriff des Geistes: der Geist ist kein Ding, sondern ein Prozess - der eigentliche Prozess des Lebens.
		Nach Maturana können wir das menschliche Bewusstsein nur durch die Sprache sowie durch den gesamten sozialen Kontakt verstehen, in den diese eingebettet ist.
	home.tiscalinet.ch /biografien/biografien/maturana.htm (590 words)

	IngentaConnect Maturana's Intellectual Contribution: A Choreography of Conversat...
		Humberto Maturana’s concept of conversation as the braiding of emotion and language has been the basis of the authors’ framework-for-action, proving its usefulness across a number of research and consulting initiatives.
		We agree with Maturana’s claim that learning and change take place in a relational space, over time, and as a consequence of engagements shaped by the participants’ emotions.
		This paper is a tribute to the joy, and at times the frustration, that both authors have experienced from an ongoing conversation with Maturana’s work and our desire, wherever possible, to put it to the test.
	www.ingentaconnect.com /content/imp/chk/2004/00000011/00000002/art00004 (220 words)

	Maturana (1978b): Cognition
		The volume in which it was published is a hard-to-find collection of papers given at a conference in April 1978 on the theme of 'The Theory of Autopoietic Systems as a New Foundation for the Social Sciences'.
		All the papers are in German, with the exception of Maturana's contribution, entitled 'Cognition'.
		It is presented with the permission of Professor Maturana.
	www.enolagaia.com /M78bCog.html (8075 words)

	KLI Theory Lab - Authors - Humberto R. Maturana
		Maturana, H.R. /Mpodozis, J./Letelier, J.C. Brain, Language and the Origin of Human Mental Functions.
		Maturana, H.R. Varela, F.J. Paolucci, R. The Tree of Knowledge: The Biological Roots of Human Understanding.
		Maturana, H.R. Varela, F.J. Autopoiesis and Cognition: The Realization of the Living.
	www.kli.ac.at /theorylab/AuthPage/M/MaturanaHR.html (113 words)

	Chilean School of Biology of Cognition - The Web Page of Humberto Maturana
		This page is devoted to studying and communicating developments in theory, research and practice of the Biological Theory of Cognition of Dr. Humberto Maturana.
		Photgraphies of Humberto Maturana, Alfredo Ruiz and Vittorio Guidano at Laboratorio Biología del Conocer of Facultad de Ciencias of Universidad de Chile.
		In the scientific community and in the people in general, the Biology of Cognition is identified with Humberto Maturana.
	www.inteco.cl /biology (272 words)

	BIBLIOGRAPHY: AUTOPOIESIS AND RELATED LITERATURE
		Criticizes Maturana and Varela's (1980) proposition that the passion to change others is both ethically wrong and impossible, and concludes the passion to change others is intrinsically constitutive of the therapist
		Maturana's views on structural determinism, instructive interaction, and phenomenal domains are applied to illustrate that many problematical theoretical concepts (e.g., communication, information, resistance, homeostasis, pathology) reveal the experiential validity of instructive interaction repeatedly leads humans into employing instructive interaction in a domain where it can never be valid: that of theory and explanation.
		Maturana was in Stockholm for a conference sponsored by "Institutet foer systemteoretisk beteendevetenskap" (Institute for System-Theoretical Behavioral Sciences").
	www.fiu.edu /~mizrachs/Autopoiesis-bib.html (2046 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet WorldCup: News - Maturana returns to coach Colombia
		Maturana, nicknamed 'Pacho,' is credited for revolutionising Colombian football in the 1980s and turning the country into one of the strongest soccer nations in Latin America.
		He was in charge of Ecuador in the qualifiers for France 1998 but failed in his quest to take them to their first World Cup.
		Maturana then had a brief stint with Costa Rica before moving on to Peru, where he was sacked last year after a poor run of results.
	soccernet.com /worldcup/news/2001/0508/20010509colombiamanturana.html (418 words)

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