Teleogenesis

Teleogenesis

In the theory of cybernetics, teleogenesis (from the Greek "teleos" = 'purpose' and "genesis" = 'creation') is the creation of goal-creating processes.

According to Peter Corning:"A cybernetic system is by definition a dynamic purposive system; it is 'designed' to pursue or maintain one or more goals or end-states".

Teleogenesis refers from an extension of classical cybernetics, as proposed by Norbert Wiener, Ashby and others in late 1950s.

ee also

*homeostasis
*homeorhesis

References

*Corning, Peter A. "Thermoeconomics: Beyond the second law" from: www.complexsystems.org


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