Biomimicry as System
Biomimicry does more than copy natural beings and processes: it allows humans to establish relationships with them for various social purposes. It is thus important that social anthropology view biomimicry as an activity connecting various levels of organization (biological, technical, social). This...
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| 发表在: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/tc, |
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| 格式: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| 语言: | Anglais |
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Techniques & culture
2020
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| 在线阅读: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| 总结: | Biomimicry does more than copy natural beings and processes: it allows humans to establish relationships with them for various social purposes. It is thus important that social anthropology view biomimicry as an activity connecting various levels of organization (biological, technical, social). This article analyzes biomimicry as a system that develops through the quest to artificially imitate ecosystems. In order to distinguish the principal techniques involved in this form of objectivation, I propose an analysis of “mimetic rites.” |
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