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Is Metabolism Necessary?

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posted on 2023-06-07, 23:42 authored by Maggie BodenMaggie Boden
Metabolism is a criterion of life. Three senses are distinguished. The weakest allows strong A-Life: virtual creatures having physical existence in computer electronics, but not bodies, are classed as 'alive.' The second excludes strong A-Life but allows that some non-biochemical A-Life robots could be classed as alive. The third, which stresses the body's self-production by energy budgeting and self-equilibrating energy exchanges of some (necessary) complexity, excludes both strong A-Life and living non-biochemical robots.

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  • Published

Journal

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

ISSN

00070882

Publisher

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Issue

2

Volume

50

Page range

231 - 248

ISBN

0007-0882

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  • Informatics Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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