Emmeche, Claus (2000) Closure, Function, Emergence, Semiosis and Life: The Same Idea? Reflections on the Concrete and the Abstract in Theoretical Biology. [Journal (Paginated)]
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In this note some epistemological problems in general theories about living systems are considered; in particular, the question of hidden connections between different areas of experience, such as folk biology and scientific biology, and hidden connections between central concepts of theoretical biology, such as function, semiosis, closure and life.
| Item Type: | Journal (Paginated) |
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| Keywords: | closure, emergence, emergent properties, life, experiential knowledge, concept of function, biofunction, functionality, semiosis, biosemiotics, prototypes, self-organization, autopoiesis, autocatalysis, semantic closure, theoretical biology, reification, abstraction, generality, scientism. |
| Subjects: | Biology > Theoretical Biology Philosophy > Epistemology Philosophy > Philosophy of Language Philosophy > Metaphysics Philosophy > Philosophy of Science |
| ID Code: | 187 |
| Deposited By: | Emmeche, Claus |
| Deposited On: | 31 May 2000 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Sep 2007 17:24 |
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