| Article | Dimitris G. Schizas and George P. Stamou, The Concept of Life and its Significance in the Construction of the New Ecosystem Ecology of Bernard Patten, Sven Jørgensen and Milan Strasˇkraba |
Abstract | In a series of articles, three system ecologists, B. Patten, S. Jørgensen and
M. Strasˇkraba attempt to construct a new ecosystem ecology. In this effort, an innovative
ecological definition of life that originates from the cognitive domain is prevalent. To be
more specific, living entities are defined as those who make models of reality. Through the
exploration of this definition, we will try to point out the ontological and the epistemological
characteristics of the new ecology. These characteristics facilitate the integration of
physicochemical, biological and human systems into a common framework. Indeed, system
ecologists attempt to unify the inorganic and the organic world, including human beings,
under a universal evolutionary scheme. This scheme is organized around an innovative scientific
hypothesi, namely the exergy storage hypothesis. |
Keywords | Ecosystem, exergy, life, semiotics, Systems Ecology |
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