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How is it possible for body and mind to exist as an integrated whole? the Chilean neurobiologist Francisco Varela devoted his entire life - from childhood to death - to answering this question.
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After a simple childhood in the village of Monte Grande in the north of Chile, then a rapid, successful period of study at Harvard, Pinochet's 1973 coup, during which his father-in-law and friends were murdered, confronted Varela with death for the first time in his life.
Where to watch Monte Grande: What Is Life? (2005) starring Heinz von Foerster, Tenzin Gyatso, Amy Cohen Varela and directed by Franz Reichle.
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- Franz Reichle
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- September 29, 2005
Mar 29, 2018 · Varela spent his life building bridges: between Western science and Eastern wisdom, neurobiology and philosophy, abstract theory and practical life. This film succeeds – if only for 80 delightful minutes – in deconstructing the prevailing division between science and art.». Bernhard Pörksen.
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- Franz Reichle
Sep 29, 2005 · Directed by Franz Reichle. With Francisco Varela, The Dalai Lama, Jean-Pierre Dupuy, Amy Cohen Varela. How is it possible for body and mind to exist as an integrated whole? the Chilean neurobiologist Francisco Varela devoted his entire life - from childhood to death - to answering this question.
Mar 29, 2018 · Documentary account of a man’s life in the face of imminent death – Francisco Varela's story told affectionately and gently, touchingly and astutely. Varela spent his life building bridges: between Western science and Eastern wisdom, neurobiology and philosophy, abstract theory and practical life.
