Here is a comparison between operating principles for mechanisms and organisms
from Elisabet Sahtouris’ book EarthDance, page 370:
| MECHANISM | ORGANISM |
| Allopoietic | Autopoietic |
| Inventor created | Self-created |
| Hierarchic structure | Holarchic embeddedness |
| Top-down command | Holarchic dialog/negotiation |
| System engineered | System negotiated |
| Repaired by engineers/experts | Repairs itself |
| Evolution by external redesign | Evolution by internal redesign |
| Exists for product or profit | Exists for health and survival |
| Serves owners’ self interest | Serves self/society/ecosystem |
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