It was established in 1993 at the suggestion of Francisco Varela, one of the co-creators of autopoietic theory. Prior to that point, there had not been a persistent forum for people interested in autopoiesis. The newsletter format was chosen to provide a 'least common denominator' vehicle for distributing news and information to people worldwide. To subscribe to The Observer, contact the author . The dissertation is also available at the DCU FTP site Back issues of The Observer can be obtained via FTP at the ThinkNet FTP site .
Journals There are no printed journals specifically dedicated to autopoietic theory.
A Spencer Brown bibliography can be found here. Paul Pangaro Site Paul Pangaro, PhD, has a personal Web site on second-order cybernetics and his applications of its tenets to enterprise issues. There are no Usenet news groups specifically dedicated to autopoiesis. Copyright 1995 Randall Whitaker.