Bootstrapping of Life through Holonomy and Self-modification

Kazansky, Alexander B.

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“…However, despite the rapid development of non-biological technology, man, being a biological creature, cannot ignore its own earthly nature, because all the main stages of biosphere evolution are reflected in the human genetic memory and in the processes of his development. That is why existence of man is possible only as co-existence with all other living creatures [6]. This need in the "other" is applied to all organisms and was "imprinted" early in evolutionary history, before the emergence of the mind, and originates probably from Archean times, when the first simplest ecosystems appeared.…”

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“…Thus, there is a large temporal asymmetry between the processes of evolution of living and inert matter. The evolution of life changes in two ways: by spontaneous self-modification (genetic, epigenetic) and through accumulation of changes in the environment, partly caused by the activity of organisms themselves (ecological inheritance [5][6][7]). From this standpoint, the evolution of the biosphere consists of a sequence of leaps between qualitatively different stages.…”

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Development of the Biosphere in the Context of Some Fundamental Inventions of Biological Evolution

Levchenko¹,

Kazansky²,

Sabirov³

2018

Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry - Advances and Perspectives

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Traditionally, the evolution of flora and fauna on the Earth as well as the evolution of their physical and chemical environment are considered separately. At the same time, when considering the global evolutionary changes, it becomes clear that the evolution of all these components occurs in close relationship and that they together constitute a unified evolutionary process. Thus, we should talk about their co-evolution and that the whole biosphere is a united functional system. In this chapter, we briefly discuss some of the major "inventions" of ancient life that are responsible for global biosphere transformations and which "worked" in the biosphere until now (photosynthesis, eukaryotic cell, multicellular organism, and the other findings). The evolution of the Precambrian life as well as the Phanerozoic stage of the biosphere evolution are considered in this context.

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Development of the Biosphere in the Context of Some Fundamental Inventions of Biological Evolution

Levchenko¹,

Kazansky²,

Sabirov³

2018

Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry - Advances and Perspectives

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“…Conditionally, and further in the article, this processual, historical unity will be called "historical holonomy". As proposed earlier [9], it was the evolutionary unity, the holonomic organization of life, its property of self-modification, self-development and at the same time transformation of the environment in the process of joint vital activity of organisms that contributed to the expansion of life on Earth.…”

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Adaptation of some holistic conceptions of quantum mechanics to biophysical processes

Kazansky

2022

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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The paper attempts to critically consider the transfer of some inspiring concepts taken from holistic interpretations of quantum mechanics to the field of biophysics. This mainly concerns the concepts of “holonomy”, “implicate order” and “explicate order”, as well as “becoming” by physicist David Bohm. The deep historicity of all biological events, their processual, or more specific, evolutionary, and constructive character compels to reformulate concepts in the framework of biophysics.

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“…Self-organisation of an ecosystem includes all the diversity that cannot be reduced to the properties of an individual system's components, such as molecules, genes, populations, and species in both time and space [2]. Meaning is generated across all the organisational levels [3]. The strategy of life expansion is realized through the spread of life in space-the proliferation and collaborative construction of ecosystems and the biosphere by organisms.…”

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Deep Ecology, Biodiversity and Assisted Natural Regeneration of European Hemiboreal Forests

2022

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Climate change and the associated disturbances have disrupted the relative stability of tree species composition in hemiboreal forests. The natural ecology of forest communities, including species occurrence and composition, forest structure, and food webs, have been affected. Yet, the hemiboreal forest zone of Lithuania is the least studied in the country for climate change risks and possible management adaption techniques. This problem is further complicated by the fact that Lithuania uses a traditional centralised forest management system. Therefore, this work proposes assisted natural regeneration (ANR) of tree species as a more viable means of building hemiboreal forest resilience to cope with future climate change risks. The ANR model implies that forest management is localised in local communities, to provide opportunities for the local people to participate in forest management based on local knowledge, thereby facilitating the transition from cultural diversity to biodiversity. Further, ANR is grounded on an ethical framework—deep ecology—to provide ethical justification for the proposal to transit forest management in Lithuania from the traditional centralised segregated system to a community-driven practice. The work combines the theories of ANR, deep ecology, and hemiboreal forest knowledge systems to provide complementary information that builds on gaps in the existing literature. This study is unique in that no previous work has linked ANR and deep ecology in the context of Lithuania’s forest ecosystems.

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Bootstrapping of Life through Holonomy and Self-modification

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Development of the Biosphere in the Context of Some Fundamental Inventions of Biological Evolution

Development of the Biosphere in the Context of Some Fundamental Inventions of Biological Evolution

Adaptation of some holistic conceptions of quantum mechanics to biophysical processes

Deep Ecology, Biodiversity and Assisted Natural Regeneration of European Hemiboreal Forests

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