Re: Constructor theory paper by David

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 1:20 AM, David Deutsch <david.deutsch-LR/[email protected]> wrote:
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> On 31 Oct 2012, at 08:25, Alan alan_forrester2-/[email protected]> wrote:
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> > http://arxiv.org/abs/1210.7439
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> I've posted a new version, revised and augmented in response to the
> criticisms of referees. The URL is unchanged.
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> -- David Deutsch
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I don't know if it was part of the update or I am just noticing it
more clearly this time, but I really quite like the way the
constructor is being constrained in terms of what can be a
constructor. It's the sort of definition that naturally creates
situations of intense analysis of objects for the purpose of
determining if they are constructors, or whether they are collections
of constructors and so on.

Is a gene a constructor? If so a constructor of what? Is the complete
genome a constructor of the individual? If a gene and a genome are
constructors, then constructors can contain constructors. In which
case wouldn't that be moving things toward the more networky setup I
mentioned before?