Robert Rosen

Robert Rosen (June 27, 1934, Brooklyn, New York - December 28, 1998, Rochester, New York) was an American theoretical biologist and, later in life, a Professor of Biophysics at Dalhousie University until he retired. His main interest was developing a specific definition of complexity and an ensuing theoretical framework, now called "Rosennean Complexity". His main focus was the question: "what is life?" ("why are organisms alive?")

See also: autopoiesis

Bibliography

Selected bibliography
- Optimality Principles (out of print) (Being republished, Rosen Enterprises)
- Fundamentals of Measurement and Representation of Natural Systems (1978) Elsevier Science Ltd, ISBN 0444002618 (out of print) (republished 2003, Rosen Enterprises)
- Anticipatory Systems: Philosophical, Mathematical and Methodological Foundations (1985) Pergamon Press, ISBN 008031158X (out of print) (republished 2003, Rosen Enterprises)
- Life Itself: A Comprehensive Inquiry into the Nature, Origin, and Fabrication of Life (1991) Columbia University Press, ISBN 0231075642
Published posthumously
- Essays on Life Itself (2000) Columbia University Press, ISBN 0231105118
- Rosennean Complexity (2003) Rosen Enterprises
- The Limits of the Limits Of Science (2003) Rosen Enterprises

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