The Emergence of Selves and Purpose
We first consider the concept of emergent properties and constraint-based emergent dynamics, and present a model, based on such dynamics, of the origin of life from nonlife and the subsequent selection and evolution of variant lifeforms. We then explore the concept that each lifeform is a self, enga...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Zygon
Year: 2021, Volume: 56, Issue: 4, Pages: 960-970 |
| Further subjects: | B
Constraint
B religious naturalist B Emergence B Self |
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| Summary: | We first consider the concept of emergent properties and constraint-based emergent dynamics, and present a model, based on such dynamics, of the origin of life from nonlife and the subsequent selection and evolution of variant lifeforms. We then explore the concept that each lifeform is a self, engaged in self-maintenance, self-repair, self-protection, and self-reproduction, leading to the endowment of each self with systems of purpose, awareness, attunement, and meaning assessment. Finally, we apply these understandings to humans and suggest their implications for our religious and ecological orientations. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12752 |