Showing papers by "Kalevi Kull published in 2021"
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the importance of semiosis as the necessary factor in organisms' meaning making and add semiosis into the theory of Extended Evolutionary Synthesis to complete the distancing from the Modern Synthesis.
Abstract: Demonstration of illusiveness of basic beliefs of the Modern Synthesis implies the existence of evolutionary mechanisms that do not require natural selection for the origin of adaptations. This requires adaptive changes that occur independently from replication, but can occasionally become heritable. Plastic self-organizational changes regulated by genome are largely incorporable into the old theory. A fundamentally different source of adaptability is semiosis which includes the agent’s free choice. Adding semiosis into the theory of Extended Evolutionary Synthesis completes the distancing from the Modern Synthesis. I focus here on the importance of semiosis as the necessary factor in organisms’ meaning making.
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01 Jan 2021
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of different approaches related to biomimetics is given, focusing on the question of the general mechanisms of problem-solving and self-building in living systems.
Abstract: After giving a brief review of different approaches related to biomimetics, we focus on the question of the general mechanisms of problem-solving and self-building in living systems. It is possible to develop a theory of biomimetics in connection with a semiotic approach to understand the workings of living systems. In this case we concentrate on the innovative or knowledge-acquisition aspects and mechanisms of life. This would make it possible to understand why living systems are suitable and specific to be used as models for technological modelling.
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