Francisco J. Varela

Francisco J. Varela, Ph.D., was Fondation de France Professor of Cognitive Science and Epistemology at the École Polytechnique and the Institute of Neuroscience of Paris. He is also the author of Principles of Biological Autonomy.

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Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind

edited by
Jeremy Hayward,
Francisco J. Varela

What is the essence of the mind? Could computers ever have consciousness? Can compassion be learned? When does consciousness enter the human embryo? These are just some of the many questions that were discussed during a historic meeting that took… Read More
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The Tree of Knowledge

The Biological Roots of Human Understanding, Revised Edition

by
Francisco J. Varela,
Humberto R. Maturana

"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… Read More
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Francisco J. Varela

Gentle Bridges

Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind

Gentle Bridges

The Tree of Knowledge

The Biological Roots of Human Understanding, Revised Edition

The Tree of Knowledge

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