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| Description: A. Characterization of singular objects or events instead of giving a name. As opposed to names descriptions are not rigid, i.e. they may refer to different objects in different worlds. - B. Linguistic form for attributing predicates according to the perceptions of objects. See also rigidity, theory of descriptions._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Humberto Maturana on Descriptions - Dictionary of Arguments
I 79f Description/observation/Maturana: relations can not be described. - The observer decomposes a system by his interactions. - This lies in his cognitive domain. - Therefore description represents no living system. >Relations, >Systems/Maturana, >Domains/Maturana. I 84 The logic of description is that of the descriptive system - contradictions occur only intervening interactions - contradictions therefore are not in behavior but in the description. I 141 Description/Maturana: its logic is isomorphic to the logic of the operations of the descriptive system. >Operation/Maturana._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Maturana I Umberto Maturana Biologie der Realität Frankfurt 2000 |
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