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Structural coupling

Maturana's concept of continuous dynamic interaction between an organism and its environment; key to understanding living cognition.

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  • Autopoiesis
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    Maturana-Varela principle of self-maintaining systems that organize themselves through internal feedback; extended here to biological, technological, and hybrid systems.

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