Terms: self-producing, self-reproducing etc...
Bruce Edmonds (B.Edmonds@MMU.AC.UK)
Tue, 22 Aug 1995 09:02:49 GMT
I am obviously using some terms (as Jeff pointed out) in a different
way than others. Can I suggest that participants make their own stab
at indication what they mean by some of these. I do NOT want formal
definitions, but an indication of meaning, use, important qualities,
examples etc. I would also like participants to abstract these from
their origin, thus not just quote an originator's definition, so that
they are more widely applicable (some come from a biological context
for example) and encode (to a little extent) you own views and
language. I DON'T want to quibble about which is right, I would just
be interested to appreciate the palatte of concepts being used.
Terms I would like to see defined are:
self-producing
self-reproducing
self-referential
autopoeitic
reproductive
self-organised
With concrete examples for each please! Thank you.
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