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Re-mapping Robert Rosen's (M,R)-systems.

Ron Cottam¹, Willy Ranson, Roger Vounckx

¹The Evolutionary Processing Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels. ricottam@etro.vub.ac.be

Chemistry & Biodiversity

|October 24, 2007

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Rosen

Area of Science:

Systems biology
Theoretical biology
Philosophy of life

Background:

Rosen's (M,R)-systems model provides a foundational concept for understanding living systems.
Existing models may lead to potentially digressive conclusions regarding the nature of life.
Natural systems exhibit complex hierarchical structures that warrant further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To re-evaluate Rosen's (M,R)-systems model in light of natural hierarchical systems research.
To compare Rosen's relational model with a birational complementary natural hierarchy.
To propose an improved framework for classifying relational assemblies within biological systems.

Main Methods:

Comparative analysis of Rosen's relational model and birational complementary hierarchies.

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Examination of extensive research on natural hierarchical systems.

Conceptual refinement of biological system classification.

Main Results:

Rosen's model is a useful, yet potentially digressive, stepping stone to understanding life.
A binary classification of mechanisms and organisms is insufficient for describing biological systems.
A threefold segregation offers new insights into Rosen's model.

Conclusions:

An organism is not merely the complement of a mechanism.
The complement of a mechanism is its ecosystem.
An organism functions as the complex interface between mechanism and ecosystem.