September 10, 2025

Homeostasis and Purposeful Evolution

Key Points

The concept of homeostasis links physical attributes of life to deeper, intentional qualities.
Turner argues that traditional Darwinian evolution omits crucial aspects like intentionality and design.
Understanding homeostasis may bridge the gap between materialism and the essence of life.
Life's attributes, such as purposefulness and intelligence, challenge purely material explanations.

Abstract

Life may exist in a physical world, writes Scott Turner, but it is also marked by attributes not to be found in that world, such as intentionality, purposefulness, design, and intelligence. The Darwinian idea seeks to explain evolution while avoiding those essential attributes of life. The widely misunderstood and trivialized concept of homeostasis might help us bridge the gap between our material and non-material understanding of life.

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J. Scott Turner (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1e08354b1d3bfb60fd6b0 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.51845/37.1.4

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