English Explanatory Dictionary

autopoiesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Self-creation; self-organization.

Pronunciation

/ˌɔːtəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-autopoiesis.wav

Word forms

autopoiesis

Etymology

Coined in 1972 by Chilean biologists Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela, from auto- + -poiesis. (see also Ancient Greek αὐτόποιος (autópoios, “self-produced”)).

Related words

allopoiesis autopoietic practopoiesis heteropoiesis
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