The common developmental road： tensions among centripetal and centrifugal dynamics  

作　　者：Zhongmin Xu Guodong Cheng Robert E.Ulanowicz Xiaoyu Song Xiaohong Deng Fanglei Zhong Zhongmin Xu;Guodong Cheng;Robert E. Ulanowicz;Xiaoyu Song;Xiaohong Deng;Fanglei Zhong(Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences;Department of Biology, University of Florid;Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland,solomons,MD 20688-0038,USA)

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences，lanzhou 730000,china [2]Department of Biology, University of Florida,Gainesville,fl32611-8525，USA [3]Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland，Solomons,MD 20688-0038，USA

出　　处：《National Science Review》2018年第3期417-426,共10页国家科学评论（英文版）

基　　金：supported in part by the National Natural Science Key Foundation (91125019, 91325302)

摘　　要：Western thought since the Enlightenment has been predominantly linear in scope, while Eastern philosophy has focused mostly on the cyclical. Recent advances in complex systems, however, have highlighted the importance of cycles in nature, thereby opening an avenue for new common endeavors. This analysis centers on the role of autocatalytic loops and addresses the evolutionary relationship between competition and cooperation. It posits an evolutionary chain running from individual competition, to individual cooperation, to collective competition, to deep cooperation. We identify the centripetality that is consequent to autocatalysis and define three types of centrifugalities. Development is defined in the context of the tension between these opposing directions. Finally, we propose an evolutionary process consisting of four stages:(i) autognosis,(ii) autocatalytic loop formation,(iii) self-control and(iv) self-realization(sensu Taoism). The developmental narrative promises to become a useful tool for facilitating communication between Eastern and Western cultures.Western thought since the Enlightenment has been predominantly linear in scope, while Eastern philosophy has focused mostly on the cyclical. Recent advances in complex systems, however, have highlighted the importance of cycles in nature, thereby opening an avenue for new common endeavors. This analysis centers on the role of autocatalytic loops and addresses the evolutionary relationship between competition and cooperation. It posits an evolutionary chain running from individual competition, to individual cooperation, to collective competition, to deep cooperation. We identify the centripetality that is consequent to autocatalysis and define three types of centrifugalities. Development is defined in the context of the tension between these opposing directions. Finally, we propose an evolutionary process consisting of four stages： （i） autognosis, （ii） autocatalytic loop formation, （iii） self-control and （iv） self-realization （sensu Taoism）. The developmental narrative promises to become a useful tool for facilitating communication between Eastern and Western cultures.

关 键 词：development evolution autocatalytic loop centripetality centrifugality 

分 类 号：N[自然科学总论]