Re: Novel paradigms?

From: billwald@juno.com
Date: Thu Apr 20 2000 - 14:33:30 EDT

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    >Cuvier's teleological principle:

    >Of all the forms which biological structure x might have in environment
    y,
    >the one
    >which is actually attained is that which optimizes the function.

    Assumes that environment y is constant, ingores the time lag in the
    process. Maybe should say, "optimizes the function for the previous
    environment?"

    billwald@juno.com

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