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The document presents two arguments against applying the concept of autopoiesis to third-order systems like families and institutions. The first argument from psychotherapy critiques the notions of "boundary" and "family" as observer-dependent and not tangible in the way cell and individual boundaries are. The second argument from ethics says any third-order human system based on autopoiesis would necessarily be oppressive as it prioritizes the system over individual human beings.

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