Computational Phenotypes: Where the Theory of Computation Meets Evo-Devo

Authors

  • Sergio Balari
    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Centre de Lingüística Teòrica
  • Guillermo Lorenzo
    Universidad de Oviedo

Abstract

This article argues that the Chomsky Hierarchy can be reinterpreted as a developmental morphospace constraining the evolution of a discrete and finite series of computational phenotypes. In doing so, the theory of Morphological Evolution as stated by Pere Alberch, a pioneering figure of Evo–Devo thinking, is adhered to.

Author Biography

Sergio Balari, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Centre de Lingüística Teòrica
Catalan Philology Associate Professor