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concept:how-to-explain-the-origins-of-darwinian-properties-without-already-invoking-their-presence-at-the-level-they-emergeHow to explain the origins of Darwinian properties without already invoking their presence at the level they emerge?
Veit's formulation of the circular reasoning problem in ETI theory; encapsulates the core theoretical puzzle.
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- How can selection explain adaptations at system level before the higher-level unit exists as an evolutionary unit?question0.785Fundamental challenge: conventional evolutionary theory cannot explain system-level features required for ETI without presupposing the higher-level unit.
- Alexander's claim that living structure properties are not incidental but are the operative mechanisms of wholeness-preserving transformation
- Central claim linking life's properties to the inherent competencies of its material substrate.
- The theory that variation and selection drive evolution; Schrödinger integrates it with quantum theory to explain gene stability.
- Conditional statement linking smooth unfolding to the progressive emergence of the fifteen properties and increased life.