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The relations that define a system as a unity, and determine the dynamics of interaction and transformations which it may undergo as such a unity constitute the organization of the machine.
Francisco Varela
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Francisco Varela
Age: 54 †
Born: 1946
Born: September 7
Died: 2001
Died: May 28
Biologist
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Santiago
Chile
Francisco Javier Varela García
Francisco Javier Varela Garcia
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