Evolutionstheorie im Wandel

Lange, Axel

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“…The general theory is neither about modifications of Darwin's theory in the sense of the synthetic theory of evolution (see e.g. (Lange, 2020)) nor about the expansion of the concept of selection to include multilevel selection (D. S. Wilson & Sober, 1994) nor about new findings from evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo) (Müller & Newman, 2003) nor epigenetics research. The general evolutionary theory goes far beyond this.…”

Section: Basic Ideas and Terms Of The General Evolutionary Theorymentioning

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2024

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Although complexity plays a significant role in big history, substantial gaps persist in our comprehension. While the papers in this issue do not provide definitive answers to these gaps, they contribute to the ongoing discussion on how to address these issues and propose potential pathways for resolution. These gaps encompass measurement, focus, organization, relevance, consistency, and interpretation. While there may not be unanimous agreement on the specific direction to take, the academic discussions evident in these papers aim to elucidate the issues and foster understanding within the expansive and diverse scientific community.The theme of this special edition is "Evolving Continuously to Bridge Substantial Gaps in Our Understanding of Complexity." Comprising 14 articles, including this Introduction, the issue is organized with a focus on complexity growth, evolution, and various aspects. The articles on growth explore methodologies for measuring, assessing, and examining the symmetry of singularity trends in complexity within the framework of Big History. Those addressing complexity and evolution delve into perspectives such as chaotic cascades, general evolution, selection, and chemical evolution. The aspects section encompasses discussions on integration with traditional academic disciplines, handling the multidirectional aspects of complexity, practical applications of complexity science, proposing an approach to interpreting the Big History journey, and comparing the process to cybernetic models.The significance of the concept of complexity, along with its various facets, is not merely substantial; it forms the very structure of understanding. When contemplating the broadest concepts that can encompass the entirety of Big History or the field of evolutionary studies, only a handful stand out. These include notions tied to evolutionary dynamics, such as development, change, and progress, yet these concepts often spark debates. Central among them are energy and entropy, and to a lesser extent, self-organizationencompassing crucial aspects of energetic and structural ordering. Information is also a contender, though the period at which it becomes an independent aspect of evolution remains a subject of debate. However, we contend that one can fundamentally discuss information from the inception of Big History.Arguably, few would dispute that complexity stands as one of the key concepts in Big History. Yet, given the substantial gaps in our understanding of the complexity concept, any novel ideas or hypotheses are warmly welcomed.The complexity growth papers delve into fundamental questions of measurement, assessment, and symmetry of patterns. Nick Nielsen ("A Complexity Ladder for Big History") suggests that big history could draw inspiration from astronomy, where a unifying ladder of distance measurement was constructed to handle diverse spatial and temporal scales. This ladder extended from the size and distances of the Earth-moon-sun system to other stars and galaxies, allowing telescopes across the ele...

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“…It does not involve modifications of Darwinian theory (see e.g. (Lange 2020)) in the sense of synthetic evolutionary theory or the extension of the concept of selection to include multilevel selection (Wilson und Sober 1994) or new insights from evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo) (Müller und Newman 2003) or epigenetic research. The general theory of evolution goes far beyond this.…”

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Beyond Darwin: General Theory of Evolution of Everything, From the origin of life to the market economy

Glötzl¹

2023

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The basic concern of the general theory of evolution is to understand the entire evolution from the origin of life to the biological, technological, social, and economic structures of the present from a unified point of view and structure. The general theory of evolution can be seen as a comprehensive generalization and extension of Darwin's theory of evolution. It goes far beyond conventional extensions of Darwinian theory, such as synthetic evolutionary theory or multistage selection or evo-devo or epigenetics. Essentially, it views evolution from the perspective of the evolution of information. It expands the Darwinian terms of "biological species," "genotype," "phenotype," "mutation," and "selection" and replaces them with much more general terms. These conceptual extensions make it possible to describe evolutionary developments in quite different areas from a unified point of view and within a unified time frame.The basic idea is to understand the evolution of everything as the emergence of new information types and new information technologies in the following sense:- A new type of information is associated with the emergence of a new storage technology- For each new type of information, 3 information technologies emerge one after the other:Storage technology, Duplication technology, processing technology.With this concept, the chronology of the entire evolution can be divided in a natural way into 7 ages with 3 sub-ages each, which correspond to the 7 information types with their corresponding 3 information technologies. Better and better information technologies are the basis for the fact that more and better targeted variation mechanisms could be formed. This explains the exponential increase in the speed of development and why development is probably heading for a singular point.The following topics represent a selection of new ideas presented in detail in the paper:- Evolutionary theory of information- Link between the evolutionary theory of information and the general theory of evolution.- Megatrends of evolution- Evolution of the driving forces- Targeted variation mechanisms as essential elements of evolution- Constraints as essential elements of evolution- The illusion of free will as an evolutionary trait of success- The documentation of debt relationships (especially in the form of money) as a catalyst for win-win and cooperation mechanisms- The difference between individual utility optimization and total utility maximization- From Artificial Intelligence 1.0 to Artificial Intelligence 2.0

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Evolutionstheorie und Naturalismus

Brigandt

2023

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