Table of Contents

Sketch of the second Serbelloni symposium: C. H. Waddington A personal overview: A. S. Iberall Some remarks on the notion of order: David Bohm Further remarks on order: David Bohm Bohm's metaphysics and biology: Marjorie Grene Comments by C. H. Waddington The practical consequences of metaphysical beliefs on a biologist's work: an autobiographical note: C. H. Waddington The status of neo-Darwinism: J. Maynard Smith Addendum on order and neo-Darwinism by David Bohm Comment on Bohm's addendum by J. Maynard Smith Note on Bohm's addendum by C. H. Waddington Notes on Maynard Smith's 'Status of Neo-Darwinism' by Marjorie Grene Some comments on Maynard Smith's contributions by David Bohm Paradigm for an evolutionary process: C. H. Waddington Some comments on Waddington's Paradigm by J. Maynard Smith Reply by C. H. Waddington Gibbs ensemble and biological ensemble: Edward H. Kerner A statistical mechanics of temporal organization in cells: Brian C. Goodwin New thoughts on bio control: A. S. Iberall Cellular oscillations and development: C. H. Waddington A physiochemical basis for pattern and rhythm: John I. Gmitro and L. E. Scriven Self producing automata-some implications for theoretical biology : Michael Arbib What biology is about: Christopher Longuet- Higgins Some comments by C. H. Waddington and a reply by C. Longuet- Higgins On how so little information controls so much behaviour: Richard Gregory Comments by C. H.Waddington Cognitive processes in physics and physiology: Karl Kornacker A general property of hierarchies: Ted Bastin Comments by C. H. Waddington Physical problems of heredity and evolution: Howard H. Pattee Statistical mechanics and theoretical biology: Martm A. Garstens Aspects of evolution and a principle of maximum uniformity: Paul Lieber Two poems: Mary Reynolds Appendix: Notes on the second symposium: Michael Arbib Index: Participants; Author; Subject

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Wilhelmina A. Leigh