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Self-perpetuation, the capability of something to cause itself to continue to exist, is one of the main characteristics of life. Organisms' capability of reproduction leads to self-perpetuation of the species, if not to the individual. Populations self-perpetuate and grow. Entire ecosystems show homeostasis, and thus perpetuate themselves.[1][2] The slow modifying effect of succession and similar shifts in the composition of the system can, however, not be neglected in the long run.[3] Overall, life's object's capabilities of self-perpetuation are always accompanied by evolution, a perfect steady state of the biological system is never reached. Sexual reproduction is also a form of imperfect self-replication and thus imperfect self-perpetuation because of recombination and mutation. Organisms are not like self-replicating machine but amass random modifications from generation to generation. The property of self-perpetuation in the strict sense thus only applies to life itself.
To overcome strong prior beliefs, strong evidence to the contrary is needed. If a person is predisposed to choosing a certain action, the advice from an advisor who sets a low threshold for recommending the alternative action is not of much use. The preference for like-minded advisors who supply coarse information implies that the advice a person receives is likely to reinforce his existing priors. This effect can lead to polarisation of opinion and the emergence of self-serving beliefs. The learning process is prolonged and the induced short run bias can become perpetual if information is costly
Depending on the time scope or the context, self-perpetuation either depends on self-sustainability, or is equivalent to it. While we may talk about the self-sustainability of an ecosystem, this depends amongst other factor on the self-perpetuation of its constituting species.
In computer science, self-reproducing programs constitute an incomplete metaphor for self-perpetuation. A better analogue can be seen in computer viruses which are actually able to self-reproduce - given a suitable computing environment.
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^Wing Suen (2004). "The Self-Perpetuation of Biased Beliefs". The Economic Journal. 114 (495): 377–396. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0297.2004.00213.x. S2CID 145732747.
self, perpetuation, look, self, perpetuation, wiktionary, free, dictionary, capability, something, cause, itself, continue, exist, main, characteristics, life, organisms, capability, reproduction, leads, self, perpetuation, species, individual, populations, se. Look up self perpetuation in Wiktionary the free dictionary Self perpetuation the capability of something to cause itself to continue to exist is one of the main characteristics of life Organisms capability of reproduction leads to self perpetuation of the species if not to the individual Populations self perpetuate and grow Entire ecosystems show homeostasis and thus perpetuate themselves 1 2 The slow modifying effect of succession and similar shifts in the composition of the system can however not be neglected in the long run 3 Overall life s object s capabilities of self perpetuation are always accompanied by evolution a perfect steady state of the biological system is never reached Sexual reproduction is also a form of imperfect self replication and thus imperfect self perpetuation because of recombination and mutation Organisms are not like self replicating machine but amass random modifications from generation to generation The property of self perpetuation in the strict sense thus only applies to life itself In a social context self perpetuation is tied to reflexivity and usually positive feedback loops To overcome strong prior beliefs strong evidence to the contrary is needed If a person is predisposed to choosing a certain action the advice from an advisor who sets a low threshold for recommending the alternative action is not of much use The preference for like minded advisors who supply coarse information implies that the advice a person receives is likely to reinforce his existing priors This effect can lead to polarisation of opinion and the emergence of self serving beliefs The learning process is prolonged and the induced short run bias can become perpetual if information is costly Wing Suen 4 Depending on the time scope or the context self perpetuation either depends on self sustainability or is equivalent to it While we may talk about the self sustainability of an ecosystem this depends amongst other factor on the self perpetuation of its constituting species In computer science self reproducing programs constitute an incomplete metaphor for self perpetuation A better analogue can be seen in computer viruses which are actually able to self reproduce given a suitable computing environment References edit Flanders S E 1968 Mechanisms of population homeostasis in Anagasta ecosystems Hilgardia 39 13 367 404 doi 10 3733 hilg v39n13p367 Koeslag JH 1978 Population homeostasis S Afr Med J 53 6 222 4 PMID 653514 Radeloff V C Williams J W Bateman B L Burke K D Carter S K Childress E S Cromwell K J Gratton C Hasley A O Kraemer B M Latzka A W Marin Spiotta E Meine C D Munoz S E Neeson T M Pidgeon A M Rissman A R Rivera R J Szymanski L M Usinowicz J 2015 The rise of novelty in ecosystems Ecol Appl 25 8 2051 68 doi 10 1890 14 1781 1 PMID 26910939 Wing Suen 2004 The Self Perpetuation of Biased Beliefs The Economic Journal 114 495 377 396 doi 10 1111 j 1468 0297 2004 00213 x S2CID 145732747 See also editself stabilization homeostasis self replication self reference recursion reproduction feedback loop cause and effect von Neumann universal constructor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Self perpetuation amp oldid 1168173555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
