Evolution and the Fate of Humankind
Evolution and the Fate of Humankind
Peter A. Corning, Institute for the Study of Complex Systems
February 2025
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9781009613842
In recent years we have come to understand better the forces that have shaped biological evolution over the course of time. Evolved purposiveness (teleonomy) in living systems themselves has been an important influence. Cooperative effects (synergies) of various kinds have also been influential. And the bioeconomics (functional costs and benefits) have been important constraints. Now we are facing a mounting survival crisis that may determine the future of life on Earth. We need to make a major course change, utilizing our insights into these important influences. Here is a review, and a 'prescription.'
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February 2025Hardback
9781009613842
64 pages
235 × 159 × 11 mm
0.24kg
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. 'Life ascending'
- 2. Designers vs tinkerers in evolution
- 3. Teleonomy in evolution
- 4. Some ghosts in the machine
- 5. Teleonomy and natural selection
- 6. Lamarckian evolution
- 7. Behavior and evolution
- 8. Mind in evolution
- 9. The 'synergism hypothesis' revisited
- 10. Synergy and the bioeconomics of evolution
- 11. The evolution of humankind
- 12. 'Unite or die'
- References.
