On the Naturalized Explanations of the Teleology of Ecosystem Development from the Framework of Thermodynamics.

This paper aims to provide naturalized explanations for the goal-directedness of ecosystem development and its underlying causes within the framework of thermodynamics. While ecologists often use thermodynamic orientors to describe the directional trends of ecosystem development, they typically reje...

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Publicado en:	Erkenntnis Vol. 91; no. 2; pp. 807 - 833
Autores principales:	Ni, Junwei, Xiao, Xianjing
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Springer Nature Feb2026
Materias:	Teleology Thermodynamics Self-organizing systems Ecosystem dynamics Environmental research Goal (Psychology)
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