Francisco J Varela

About The Author

Francisco Javier Varela Garcia (1946-2001) was a Chilean biologist, philosopher, and neuroscientist who, together with his teacher Humberto Maturana, is best known for introducing the concept of autopoiesis to biology, and for co-founding the Mind and Life Institute to promote dialog between science and Buddhism.

Books by Francisco J Varela

Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying

An Exploration of Consciousness

By Dalai Lama
Edited by Francisco J Varela / Translated by B. Alan Wallace
An absorbing account of a dialogue between leading Western scientists and the foremost representative of Buddhism today, the Dalai Lama of Tibet.
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