Life is strongly emergent
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21379137 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michele Paolini Paoletti (0000-0001-7278-2281, Department of Human Studies University of Macerata Macerata Italy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 297-312 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ratio (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-0006 • E-ISSN: 1467-9329 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/rati.12416 |
| OpenAlex | W4400016129 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
In this article, I argue that life is a strongly emergent phenomenon. For the project of drawing a real distinction between living and non‐living beings cannot but appeal to strongly emergent powers. First, I introduce some features whose possession is typically taken to be sufficient for possessing life, i.e., Life‐Sufficient Features (or LS‐Features). I also clarify what I mean by “strongly emergent powers”. And I fully develop and illustrate my argument. Subsequently, I examine no less than 17 possible reactions to my argument. I show why all of such reactions turn out to be troublesome or inadequate
Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Sociology · Origins and Evolution of Life · Philosophy · Psychology · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |