The tree of knowledge
Subtitle: the biological roots of human understanding
By: Humberto R. Maturana & Francisco J. Varela ; translated by Robert Paolucci ; foreword by J.Z. Young.
Contributors: Varela, Francisco J., 1946-
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Shambhala; Distributed in the U.S. by Random House
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Boston; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Cognition -- Physiological aspects.; Learning -- Physiological aspects.; Neuropsychology.
Description: This text explores 'knowing how we know'. Its authors present a new view of cognition that has important social and ethical implications. They assert that the only world we humans can have is the one we create together through the actions of our coexistence.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 256) and index.
Translation of: El arbol del conocimiento.