The origin and conservation of self-consciousness: Reflections on four questions by Heinz von Foerster

Kybernetes

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 54-88

  Romesín, Humberto Maturana ^a  

^a Matriztic Institute   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cybernetics; Philosophical concepts; Robotics

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PHYSIOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; ROBOTICS;

COGNITION; HUMAN BEINGS; PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPTS; SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS;

CYBERNETICS;

EID: 18844433623     PISSN: 0368492X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03684920510575744     Document Type: Article

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