Enabling conditions for 'open-ended evolution'

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-85

  Ruiz Mirazo, Kepa ^a   Umerez, Jon ^a   Moreno, Alvaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

(Basic) autonomous systems; (Minimal) biological organization; Dynamic decoupling; Open ended evolution; Preservation growth of complexity

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 36448973440     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-007-9076-8     Document Type: Review

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