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Towards a definition of living systems: A theory of ecological support for behavior

Reed, Edward S., Jones, Rebecca K.·1977·Acta Biotheoretica
DOI 10.1007/bf00048424
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It is proposed that the Darwinian theoretical approach and account of living systems has not yet been clearly given. A first approximation to this is attempted, focussing on behavior in evolving environments. A theoretical terminology is defined emphasizing the mutuality of organism and environment and the existence of biologically theoretical entities.

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  • Edward Reed was already sketching his biological approach at the time he co-authored the response to Fodor and Pylyshyn that served as the foundation of the physical approach.

    “Interestingly, although Edward Reed was at that time already sketching the outlines of his biological approach (see e.g.,Reed & Jones, 1977), he co-authored the response to Fodor and Pylyshyn's criticisms(Turvey et al., 1981) that served as the foundation of the physical approach.”

    From Productive pluralism: The coming of age of ecological psychology. (2024) · cites this paper as Reed & Jones, 1977

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Authors
Reed, E. S., & Jones, R. K.
Affiliations
  • University of Edinburgh (GB)
  • Boston University (US)
Venue
Acta Biotheoretica
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
1977
Volume
26
Issue
3
Pages
153-163
ISSN
  • 0001-5342 (ISSN-L)
  • 1572-8358
DOI
10.1007/bf00048424
OpenAlex
W1976860420
Cited by
29
References
59
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2018: 2
FWCI
7.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Acta Biotheoretica (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Complex Systems and Dynamics
Keywords
biological systems, Darwinian theory, organism-environment interaction
MeSH terms
Animals, Behavior, Animal, Ecology, Biological Evolution, Models, Biological

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