Autopoiesis, adaptivity, teleology, agency

Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 429-452

  Di Paolo, Ezequiel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744745579     PISSN: 15687759     EISSN: 15728676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11097-005-9002-y     Document Type: Article

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