Quote of the day
What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Francisco Varela
Born: September 7, 1946
Died: May 28, 2001 (aged 54)
Bio: Francisco Javier Varela García was a Chilean biologist, philosopher, and neuroscientist who, together with his teacher Humberto Maturana, is best known for introducing the concept of autopoiesis to biology, and for co-founding the Mind and Life Institute to promote dialog between science and Buddhism.
Known for:
- El Arbol del Conocimiento (1984)
- Ethical Know-How (1992)
- Principles of biological autonomy (1979)
- Invitation aux sciences cognitives (1996)
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