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There are three things I would like to accomplish in these comments. First, I would like to mention some of the larger issues addressed by Stuart Kauffnan’s work. They are related to important questions in other fields; pointing out the relationships could be useful for finding the kinds of interdisciplinary connections to which this conference is devoted. Second, I will describe my own perspective on Kauffman’s work; my interests are basically conceptual, not technical. Finally, I want to draw some parallels between arguments about phylogenetic and ontogenetic origins; these parallels cast additional light of Kauffman’s endeavors.
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Oyama, S. (1992). Is Phylogeny Recapitulating Ontogeny?. In: Varela, F.J., Dupuy, JP. (eds) Understanding Origins. Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, vol 130. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8054-0_12
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