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"Knowing how we know" is the subject of this book. Its authors present a new view of cognition that has important social and ethical implications, for, they assert, the only world we humans can have is the one we create together through the actions of our coexistence. Written for a general audience as well as for students, scholars, and scientists and abundantly illustrated with examples from biology, linguistics, and new social and cultural phenomena, this revised edition includes a new afterword by Dr. Varela, in which he discusses the effect the book has had in the years since its first publication.
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The tree of knowledge : the biological roots of human understanding, Humberto R. Maturana, Francisco J. Varela, J. Z. John Zachary Young
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- 1998
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- Title
- The tree of knowledge : the biological roots of human understanding
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0877736421
- ISBN13
- 9780877736424
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Science & Math, Natural sciences, Psychological Topics, Philosophical Topics, Philosophy, Psychology, Biology, Science, Anthropology, Neuroscience
- First published
- 1985
- Original title
- El árbol del conocimiento: Las bases biológicas del entendimiento humano
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
- Description
- "Knowing how we know" is the subject of this book. Its authors present a new view of cognition that has important social and ethical implications, for, they assert, the only world we humans can have is the one we create together through the actions of our coexistence. Written for a general audience as well as for students, scholars, and scientists and abundantly illustrated with examples from biology, linguistics, and new social and cultural phenomena, this revised edition includes a new afterword by Dr. Varela, in which he discusses the effect the book has had in the years since its first publication.