Francisco Varela (1946-2001): A working memory
This paper is a memorandum of working with Francisco Varela on our joint paper ‘Your inside is out and your outside is in.’ It is intended to show how we worked together -- something of the process and the mood. The paper that was the outcome may be found in the literature (Glanville and Varela 1981), but working notes and outlines, correspondence, and a condensation written some time after the paper are published here for the first time, together with a certain amount of commentary and context. In the quoted material, I have altered nothing save occasionally tuning the language (though I have retained Francisco's American spellings): the point of this paper is not to correct, extend or otherwise modify the argument, which we developed between 1977 and 1981 (which I continue to believe has validity). This account is a tribute, an example, and a little piece of history.
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: CybernEthics Research, 52 Lawrence Road, Southsea, Hants PO5 1NY, UK. Email: [email protected]
Publication date: 01 February 2002
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