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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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Published in:Erkenntnis Vol. 91; no. 2; pp. 807 - 833
Main Authors: Ni, Junwei, Xiao, Xianjing
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Feb2026
Subjects:
Teleology
Thermodynamics
Self-organizing systems
Ecosystem dynamics
Environmental research
Goal (Psychology)
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