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 To what extent human social phenomenology could be seen as a biological phenomenology?  To what extent human social phenomenology could be seen as a biological phenomenology? 
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 Poiesis is a Greek term that means production. Autopoiesis means auto-production.  Poiesis is a Greek term that means production. Autopoiesis means auto-production. 
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 Living beings are seen as systems that produce themselves in a ceaseless way. Thus, it can be said that an autopoietic system is at the same time the producer and the product.  Living beings are seen as systems that produce themselves in a ceaseless way. Thus, it can be said that an autopoietic system is at the same time the producer and the product. 
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 To live this dynamics in an autonomous way, living systems need to obtain resources from the environment in which they live. In other words, they are simultaneously autonomic and dependent systems. So, this condition is clearly a paradox. This self-contradictory condition cannot be adequately understood by linear thinking, according to which everything must be reduced to the binary model yes/no, or/or. When dealing with living beings, things, and events, linear thinking begins by dividing them. The next step is the analysis of the separate parts. No attempts are made to look for the dynamic relationships that exists between them.  To live this dynamics in an autonomous way, living systems need to obtain resources from the environment in which they live. In other words, they are simultaneously autonomic and dependent systems. So, this condition is clearly a paradox. This self-contradictory condition cannot be adequately understood by linear thinking, according to which everything must be reduced to the binary model yes/no, or/or. When dealing with living beings, things, and events, linear thinking begins by dividing them. The next step is the analysis of the separate parts. No attempts are made to look for the dynamic relationships that exists between them. 
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 Living systems are self-producing machines. No other kind of machine is able to do this: their production always consists in something that is different from themselves. Since autopoietic systems are simultaneously producers and products, it could also be said that they are circular systems, that is, they work in terms of productive circularity. Maturana maintains that as long as we are not able to understand the systemic character of living cells, we will not be able to adequately understand living organisms.  Living systems are self-producing machines. No other kind of machine is able to do this: their production always consists in something that is different from themselves. Since autopoietic systems are simultaneously producers and products, it could also be said that they are circular systems, that is, they work in terms of productive circularity. Maturana maintains that as long as we are not able to understand the systemic character of living cells, we will not be able to adequately understand living organisms. 
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 The structure of a given system is the way by which their components interconnect with no changes in their organization.  The structure of a given system is the way by which their components interconnect with no changes in their organization. 
 Loss of organization would result in the death of the system.  Loss of organization would result in the death of the system. 
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 Organization determines the identity of a system, whereas structure determines how its parts are physically articulated.  Organization determines the identity of a system, whereas structure determines how its parts are physically articulated. 
 Organization identifies a system and corresponds to its general configuration.  Organization identifies a system and corresponds to its general configuration. 
 Structure shows the way parts interconnect.  Structure shows the way parts interconnect. 
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 The moment in which a system loses its organization corresponds to the limit of its tolerance to structural changes.  The moment in which a system loses its organization corresponds to the limit of its tolerance to structural changes. 
 The world in which we live is the world that we build out of our perceptions, and it is our structure that enables us to have these perceptions. The world in which we live is the world that we build out of our perceptions, and it is our structure that enables us to have these perceptions.
 So, our world is the world that we have knowledge of.  So, our world is the world that we have knowledge of. 
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 If the reality that we perceive depends on our structure — which is individual —, there are as many realities as perceiving people. If the reality that we perceive depends on our structure — which is individual —, there are as many realities as perceiving people.
 The observer is not apart from the phenomena he or she observes.  The observer is not apart from the phenomena he or she observes. 
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 There is no competition (in the predatory sense of the term) between non-human living beings. When men refer to some animals as predators, they are anthropomorphizing them, that is, projecting on them a condition that is peculiar to humans.  There is no competition (in the predatory sense of the term) between non-human living beings. When men refer to some animals as predators, they are anthropomorphizing them, that is, projecting on them a condition that is peculiar to humans. 
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 Living beings are autonomous systems. Its conduct is determined according to their own structures, that is, according to the way they interpret influences that come from the environment. They are not subdued systems, that is, they are not unconditionally obedient to outside determinations.  Living beings are autonomous systems. Its conduct is determined according to their own structures, that is, according to the way they interpret influences that come from the environment. They are not subdued systems, that is, they are not unconditionally obedient to outside determinations. 
 In human societies, the prevailing conditions are not only those provided by nature.  In human societies, the prevailing conditions are not only those provided by nature. 
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