Reflections on the circulation of concepts between a biology of cognition and systemic family therapy.
This article is a critical examination of the possible relevance of a specific approach to cognitive science for systemic family therapy. I provide a way of comparing the conceptual backgrounds for both these fields and, on that basis, propose some conclusions that underline the difficulty of the task.
Varela
F J
FJ
CREA, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France.
D003071:Cognition; D005190:Family; D005196:Family Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological