robustness of nature

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• Robustness and plasticity in living systemsclaim0.816
• paradox of robustnessconcept0.811
  Robust traits enable underlying degeneracy and drift, contributing to intelligence ratchet.
• Free Will as Robustness and Stabilityconcept0.789
  Freedom reconceived: agent's ability to resist lock-in and maintain multiple attractor basins; novelty and creativity emerge from stable far-from-equilibrium dynamics.
• What Mechanisms Allow Biology To Exhibit Robustness Andquestion0.775
• Responsivenessconcept0.772
  Requirement that answers to questions be responsive as well as truthful; requires knowing that questioner will know the answer after receiving it.
• How do organisms achieve robustness and plasticity simultaneously in novel circumstances?question0.755
  Core question motivating bioengineering studies: how can biological systems adapt to unexpected perturbations while maintaining coherence?
• Robust Agencyconcept0.754
  The ability to pursue goals via cognitive states and processes beyond minimal agency; includes intentional, reflective, and rational agency.
• realistic/naturalistic animalconcept0.750
  The 19th-century approach of copying natural appearances, which Alexander argues does not necessarily yield life.