[[Humberto Maturana]] and [[Francisco Varela]].
They describe an autopoietic system as one which continuously reproduces its own internal structure, as well as its external boundary with its environment
β [[Red Enlightenment: On Socialism, Science and Spirituality]]
Autopoiesis is the concept that a [[system]] can maintain itself, much like a living organism. It is an important concept used in [[systems theory]] and was articulated by [[Stafford Beer]].
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