Observation of Unbounded Novelty in Evolutionary Algorithms is Unknowable

Holloway, Eric; Marks, Robert J.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-91253-0_37

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“…This result has been formalized in search as the "displacement theorem" (Dembski and Marks II 2010). Essentially, this means that teleonomy only provides for bounded or parameterized amounts of novelty, which is in accord with what is known from information theory (Holloway and Marks II 2018). This is backed up by empirical studies of the general capabilities of evolutionary algorithms (Woodward and Bai 2009;Yampolskiy 2018).…”

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Causal Capabilities of Teleology and Teleonomy in Life and Evolution

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2023

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Teleological causes have been generally disfavored in biological explanations because they have been thought to lack rigor or act as stand-ins for non-teleological processes which are simply not yet understood sufficiently. Teleological explanations in biology have been limited to only teleonomic causes, which are teleological causes that are due to codes or similarly reified mechanisms. However, advances in the conceptualization of teleological and teleonomic causation have allowed for more quantitative analyses of both. Additionally, although teleonomy has been historically excluded from potential causes of evolution, new research has shown that teleonomy actually plays a significant role in evolution. Combining these advances with advances in computability theory and information theory have allowed for a more rigorous and quantitative analysis of the capabilities and limitations of teleonomy in evolution.

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Section: Teleonomy and Evolutionmentioning

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Causal Capabilities of Teleology and Teleonomy in Life and Evolution

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2023

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Observation of Unbounded Novelty in Evolutionary Algorithms is Unknowable

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Causal Capabilities of Teleology and Teleonomy in Life and Evolution

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