Living systems are complex systems made of components that tend to degrade, but
nonetheless they maintain themselves far from equilibrium. This requires living systems to …

In the debate over the moral status of nonsentient organisms, biocentrists argue that all
living things, including nonsentient ones, have interests of their own. They often defend this …

This paper critically revises the organisational account of teleology, which argues that living
systems are first and foremost oriented towards a goal: maintaining their own conditions of …