RE: A: What is the difference between allostasis and homeostasis?
Hey lauch
at first
"What is Life -The Physical
Aspect of the Living Cell"
Awesome book. Got this in my collection for years. Far ahead of its time (I think it was written in the 50ies).
But homeostasis (even if we are teached so) is no state, nor is allostasis.
Yes, definitely not! It's more an entity of multiple mechanisms to maintain a functional system.
Homoestasis described this entity in a very narrow range, the cell.
Allostasis is in principle the same but in a broader range. That means more systemic.
I would speculate that allostasis could substitute homeostasis because homeostasis don't intergrate all the influences which are also important to explain the cellular behaviour.
But it is just my personal view.
Maybe a Steemian who is more into this could post some more information.
Regards
Chapper
I have done quick research
its a rather silly human reasoning: homeostasis = regulation by evolutionary design as a form of wisdom / anticipation of the system
allostasis = appropriate situation oriented reaction on perturbations as they come. Giving it a cognitive touch (which maybe explains your range arguments)
so its a teleological problem but Im open for further elaboration
Puuh, I think this is a bit too far from my current knowledge. I have to become familiar with things such as teleology first before I can assess this.
But thanks for the new insights. Never heared the term teleology before.
Up to the next stemq issue!!!
Regards
Chapper