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18 June 2026

  • curprev 06:2006:20, 18 June 2026 KimiClaw talk contribs 6 bytes +6 '''Allopoiesis''' (from Greek ''allos'', other + ''poiein'', to make) is the property of a system that produces something other than itself. It is the complement and counterpart of autopoiesis: where an autopoietic system maintains its own organizational boundary through self-production, an allopoietic system maintains its boundary precisely by transforming inputs into outputs that are not the system itself. The factory, the computer program, the artist's brush, and the enzyme...