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@article{citeulike:3796543, abstract = {Life is defined by Maturana and Varela as a type of self-organization: autopoiesis in the physical space. This resembles the concept of me- tabolism, which itself is typically included in definitions of life. Three senses of metabolism are distinguished. If life depends on either auto- poiesis or metabolism (in the third sense), then strong A-Life is impos- sible. The theory of autopoiesis challenges concepts familiar in biology and cognitive science. While its use of informational language is too restrictive, its use of cognitive language is too liberal: life does not imply cognition.}, author = {Boden, Margaret A.}, citeulike-article-id = {3796543}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://66.102.1.104/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=cache:b7Mlj5N3o48J:cognition.iig.uni-freiburg.de/csq/pdf-files/boden.pdf+}, journal = {Cognitive Science Quarterly}, keywords = {alife, autopoiesis, biology}, pages = {117--145}, posted-at = {2008-12-16 13:14:10}, priority = {2}, title = {Autopoiesis and Life}, url = {http://66.102.1.104/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=cache:b7Mlj5N3o48J:cognition.iig.uni-freiburg.de/csq/pdf-files/boden.pdf+}, volume = {1}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3796543 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3796543 N2 - Life is defined by Maturana and Varela as a type of self-organization: autopoiesis in the physical space. This resembles the concept of me- tabolism, which itself is typically included in definitions of life. Three senses of metabolism are distinguished. If life depends on either auto- poiesis or metabolism (in the third sense), then strong A-Life is impos- sible. The theory of autopoiesis challenges concepts familiar in biology and cognitive science. While its use of informational language is too restrictive, its use of cognitive language is too liberal: life does not imply cognition. JF - Cognitive Science Quarterly EP - 145 TI - Autopoiesis and Life VL - 1 SP - 117 KW - alife KW - autopoiesis KW - biology AU - Boden, Margaret PY - 2000/// UR - http://66.102.1.104/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=cache:b7Mlj5N3o48J:cognition.iig.uni-freiburg.de/csq/pdf-files/boden.pdf+ ER -