Chu, C. and Ho, W. (2006) A Category Theoretical Argument Against the Possibility of Artificial Life. Artificial Life, 12 (4). pp. 117-135. ISSN 10645462.
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Abstract
One of Robert Rosen's main contributions to the scientific community is summarized in his book 'Life itself'. There Rosen presents a theoretical framework to define living systems; given this definition, he goes on to show that living systems are not realisable in computational universes. Despite being well known and often cited, Rosen's central proof has so far not been evaluated by the scientific community. In this article we review the essence of Rosen's ideas leading up to his rejection of the possibility of real artificial life in silico. We also evaluate his arguments and point out that some of Rosen's central notions are ill- defined. The conclusion of this article is that Rosen's central proof is wrong.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 76 Software, computer programming, |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Science Technology and Medical Studies > School of Computing > Applied and Interdisciplinary Informatics Group |
| Depositing User: | Mark Wheadon |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Nov 2008 18:04 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Sep 2011 01:35 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/14519 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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