Naslov
Challenges of the Philosophical and Scientific Explanations of the Origin of First Life

Autori
Kokić, Tonći

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Formal Methods and Science in Philosophy / - Dubrovnik : Interuniverzitetski centar Dubrovnik (IUC), 2015

Skup
International Conference Formal Methods and Science in Philosophy

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 26.03.2015. - 28.03.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Origin of First Life; Unique Event; Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Biology

Sažetak
The naturalistic stance of science includes explanation of the origin of first life with general conviction that life is a natural property of certain types of (self) organized matter. Explorations in this area should obey to reductionist-reversibility principle of continuity and mechanistic principles. There is a belief that due to its complexity it is hard to imagine that the origin of first life is an unlikely, unique successful random event which occurred from a series of highly unlikely events. According to methodological commitment of science it is more likely that the origin of first life is a process of numerous intermediate steps, although the first life occurred early in formation of the Earth. Both possible explanations are challenging for philosophy of science: in the first case, it would be necessary to question the possibility of the scientific explanation of the unique event – is it the origin of life solvable scientifically ; in other case it would be necessary to find an answer on why up to now there was no successful attempt of recreating the life (de novo).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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