We embrace our continued responsibility to probe their value and to continue the work collectively. The work of the society is the work of these great contributors to the field and to the fabric of our global understandings. We cherish the era of the ASC that gave us Humberto’s presence and also the presence of Mary Catherine Bateson, Stafford Beer, Herbert Brün, Ranulph Glanville, Gordon Pask, Annetta Pedretti, Heinz von Foerster, Ernst von Glasersfeld, and Francisco Varela. His early articulation of love as an ethical principle, essential for human survival as social creatures, living in harmony with each other and with the environment, was inspiring and prescient. This is true for me and so many colleagues when his presence at ASC conferences during the 1980s and 1990s brought consistent, grounded, loving clarity. So many members of the ASC first met Humberto or were first exposed to his work through the ASC, even to this day. Through our thoughts and conversations we pay tribute to our great mentor and colleague. I write on behalf of the American Society for Cybernetics to express our condolences to Humberto Maturana’s family and colleagues in Chile and around the world.
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