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name: maturana-1980
description: Apply the Maturana 1980 — Autopoiesis and Cognition article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
---

# Maturana 1980 — Autopoiesis and Cognition

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/maturana-1980). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/maturana-1980.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/maturana-1980/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

The Source Maturana, H.R. & Varela, F.J. Autopoiesis and Cognition: The Realization of the Living . 1980. D. Reidel Publishing Company, Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Volume 42. DOI unknown. The Claim Living systems build them

## Representations

- Human: /a/maturana-1980
- JSON: /api/articles/maturana-1980
- Relationships: /api/articles/maturana-1980/topology
- History: /api/articles/maturana-1980/revisions
