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Original Articles

VON-FOERSTER'S CONJECTURE—TRIVIAL MACHINES AND ALIENATION IN SYSTEMS

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Pages 257-264 | Received 29 Dec 1985, Accepted 30 Sep 1986, Published online: 19 Oct 2007

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