Evolution

Abstract

Biological evolution turns out to be a special case, albeit an extremely important one, of a more general or universal process of increasing levels of organization and complexity of select systems over time. So long as energy flows there will be a tendency toward greater organization and increases in complexity of various subsystems. We examine several examples of evolution at work in several contexts beyond just the biological one. Even our technologies are subject to the rules of evolution as are culture and societies in general. Of particular interest is the nature of coevolution, that is, the way in which mutually interacting systems affect the further developments of one another.