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Evolution with material symbol systems.

Bio Systems - 1 Jan 2000

Rocha L M

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Pattee's semantic closure principle is used to study the characteristics and requirements of evolving material symbols systems. By contrasting agents that reproduce via genetic variation with agents that reproduce via self-inspection, we reach the conclusion that symbols are necessary to attain open-ended evolution, but only if the phenotypes of agents are the result of a material, self-organization process. This...

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PMID: 11325506
DOI: 10.1016/s0303-2647(01)00110-1

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