Scope and Limits of Darwinian Evolution Under Regime Transitions
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| author | Bresciano, Claudio |
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| contents | <p>Darwinian evolution—fundamentally characterized by random variation and natural selection—is a remarkably robust framework for explaining adaptive change within stable environmental regimes. However, it faces significant explanatory hurdles when confronted with abrupt speciation events, the Cambrian Explosion, and rapid phenotypic shifts that occur on timescales incompatible with gradual mutation accumulation.</p> <p>This paper proposes that Darwinian evolution functions as a <strong>local optimization process</strong>, valid exclusively under conditions of slow boundary variation and subcritical mutational throughput. We argue that when systemic or environmental boundary conditions undergo discontinuous transitions, evolutionary dynamics exit the Darwinian regime and enter a <strong>necessity-driven phase</strong>. In these intervals, biological persistence is governed by <strong>Minimal Coherence Constraints</strong> (F_min) rather than stochastic search. By formalizing the operational thresholds of Darwinian applicability, we demonstrate that major biological transitions are not the result of cumulative selection, but of discrete structural phase shifts. We conclude that while Darwinism optimizes within stable regimes, <strong>Axiomatic Necessity</strong> selects between them.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Scope and Limits of Darwinian Evolution Under Regime Transitions Bresciano, Claudio Regime Transitions, Local Optimization, Minimal Coherence (F_min), Discontinuous Morphogenesis, Axiomatic Necessity, Boundary Condition Elasticity, Probability Collapse: <p>Darwinian evolution—fundamentally characterized by random variation and natural selection—is a remarkably robust framework for explaining adaptive change within stable environmental regimes. However, it faces significant explanatory hurdles when confronted with abrupt speciation events, the Cambrian Explosion, and rapid phenotypic shifts that occur on timescales incompatible with gradual mutation accumulation.</p> <p>This paper proposes that Darwinian evolution functions as a <strong>local optimization process</strong>, valid exclusively under conditions of slow boundary variation and subcritical mutational throughput. We argue that when systemic or environmental boundary conditions undergo discontinuous transitions, evolutionary dynamics exit the Darwinian regime and enter a <strong>necessity-driven phase</strong>. In these intervals, biological persistence is governed by <strong>Minimal Coherence Constraints</strong> (F_min) rather than stochastic search. By formalizing the operational thresholds of Darwinian applicability, we demonstrate that major biological transitions are not the result of cumulative selection, but of discrete structural phase shifts. We conclude that while Darwinism optimizes within stable regimes, <strong>Axiomatic Necessity</strong> selects between them.</p> |
| title | Scope and Limits of Darwinian Evolution Under Regime Transitions |
| topic | Regime Transitions, Local Optimization, Minimal Coherence (F_min), Discontinuous Morphogenesis, Axiomatic Necessity, Boundary Condition Elasticity, Probability Collapse: |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18078464 |