Emergence and Evolution - Constraints on Form
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URL: http://www.calresco.org/emerge.htm
Organization is a common feature of the world around us, so it is natural to consider how these structures arise. Since Darwin it has been assumed that 'Natural Selection' is an adequate
mechanism to explain all the non-physics features of life. Yet this approach neglects both the self-organizing aspects of physical systems and the goal driven behaviour (teleology) of higher
organisms.
Recent work on cellular structures shows that chemical systems often organize themselves into complex forms, examples include viruses, protein folding and microtubules. Form can thus
be an integral aspect of a system and not 'selected for' by external forces. [ eng ] |