Meincke, Anne Sophie (2018) Autopoiesis, Biological Autonomy and the Process View of Life. [Preprint]
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Abstract
In recent years, an increasing number of theoretical biologists and philosophers of biology have been opposing reductionist research agendas by appealing to the concept of biological autonomy which draws on the older concept of autopoiesis. In my paper, I shall investigate some of the ontological implications of this approach. The emphasis on autonomy and autopoiesis, together with the associated idea of organisational closure, might evoke the impression that organisms are to be categorised ontologically as substances: ontologically independent, well-individuated, discrete particulars. However, I shall argue that this is mistaken. Autopoiesis and biological autonomy, properly understood, require a rigorous commitment to a process ontological view of life.
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| Additional Information: | Forthcoming in: European Journal for Philosophy of Science (2018), EPSA 2017 Proceedings revised version submitted on 15th June 2018; accepted on 8th August 2018 | ||||||
| Keywords: | Autopoiesis, biological autonomy, organism, organisational closure, metabolism, substance ontology, process ontology | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Biology General Issues > Reductionism/Holism |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Anne Sophie Meincke | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 13 Aug 2018 04:31 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 13 Aug 2018 04:31 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 14926 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Biology General Issues > Reductionism/Holism |
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| Date: | 12 August 2018 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/14926 |
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