Autonomy in evolution: From minimal to complex life

Synthese

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-52

  Ruiz Mirazo, Kepa ^a   Moreno, Alvaro ^a  

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

Author keywords

Agency; Autonomy; Dynamic decoupling; Evolutionary transitions; Function

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856458610     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-011-9874-z     Document Type: Article

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