Autopoiesis and Natural Drift: Genetic Information, Reproduction, and Evolution Revisited
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The contribution of the theory of autopoiesis to the definition of life and biological theory affirms biological autonomy as a central notion of scientific and philosophical inquiry, and opposes other biological approaches, based on the notion of genetic information, that consider reproduction and evolution to be the central aspects of life and living phenomenology. This article reviews the autopoietic criticisms of genetic information, reproduction, and evolution in the light of a biology that can solve the problem of living organization.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Artificial life
دوره 10 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004