Forwarded from Galactocosmic Ontological Disorder (Batzy)
"One characteristic common to all CAS (Complex adaptive system) points the way: the behaviour of a CAS is always generated by the adaptive interactions of its components. And the hierarchical structure characteristic of CAS is also generated—particular combinations of agents at one level become agents at the next level up. The organization of a biological organism provides a familiar example:
1. The chromosomes, through a translation apparatus, generate the proteins that serve as low-level agents (catalysts, signals, etc.).
2. The proteins combine to form membrane-enclosed organelles that act as agents for higher level processing.
3. Organelles combine to form cells.
4. And so it goes, through organs, organisms, co-evolving populations, etc.
Such hierarchical generative processes characterize all CAS."
Complexity: A Very Short Introduction by John Henry Holland
1. The chromosomes, through a translation apparatus, generate the proteins that serve as low-level agents (catalysts, signals, etc.).
2. The proteins combine to form membrane-enclosed organelles that act as agents for higher level processing.
3. Organelles combine to form cells.
4. And so it goes, through organs, organisms, co-evolving populations, etc.
Such hierarchical generative processes characterize all CAS."
Complexity: A Very Short Introduction by John Henry Holland
Forwarded from Hacker News
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