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Area of Science:

  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Mathematical Biology
  • Category Theory
  • Theoretical Physics

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  • Classical evolutionary theory (Darwin-Fisher) focuses on natural selection driven by external pressures and fitness.
  • Existing models often lack a formal mathematical framework to incorporate internal system properties or

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a generalized teleonomical calculus for evolution.
  • To mathematically formalize

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing category theory, specifically fibrations and Kan extensions.
  • Defining endogenous functors to extract system invariants.
  • Developing a coherence deficit measure from these invariants.

Main Results:

  • A generalized framework for evolutionary selection based on endogenous invariants.
  • Identification of Darwinian fitness as a special case.
  • A ladder of richer selection mechanisms including Pareto teleonomy and morphogenetic teleonomy.

Conclusions:

  • Evolution can be reframed as selection driven by internal system invariants.
  • The proposed calculus offers a unifying mathematical structure for diverse evolutionary phenomena.
  • The framework yields testable predictions and algorithmic approaches for data analysis.