Evolution "On Purpose": Teleonomy in Living Systems

by Peter A. Corning (Contributor), Stuart a Kauffman (Contributor), Denis Noble (Contributor)

"Explores the theoretical implications of teleonomy, an evolved purposeness exhibited by living systems, and how it has shaped natural selection and biological complexity"--

Genres: Science, Philosophy

Paperback

Published July 1, 2023

About the author

Peter Andrew Corning (born 1935) is an American biologist, consultant, and complex systems scientist, and Director of the Institute for the Study of Complex Systems, in Friday Harbor, Washington, and is known especially for his work on the causal role of synergy in evolution.