Howard H. Pattee Bibliography

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PATTEE, H.H. (1961) On the Origin of Macromolecular Sequences. Biophysical Journal, 1: 683-710.

PATTEE, H.H. (1965a) The Recognition of Hereditary Order in Primitive Chemical Systems. In S. Fox (ed.) The Origins of Prebiological Systems, New York: Academic Press, pp. 385-405.

PATTEE, H.H. (1965b) Experimental Approaches to the Origin of Life Problem.In F.F. Nord (ed.) Advances in Enzymology, vol. 27, New York: Wiley, pp. 381-415 [Reprinted in n J.W. Baker & G.E. Allen (eds.) (1972) The Process of Biology: Primary Sources, Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, pp.352-380].

Pattee, H.H., Edelsack, E., Fein, L. & Callahan, A. (eds.)(1966) Natural Automata and Useful Simulations. Washington DC: Spartan Books.

PATTEE, H.H. (1966) Physical Theories, Automata and the Origin of Life. InH. Pattee, E. Edelsack, L. Fein & A. Callahan (eds.) Natural Automata and Useful Simulations, Washington DC: Spartan Books, pp. 73-104.

PATTEE, H.H. (1967) Quantum Mechanics, Heredity and the Origin of Life. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 17: 410-420.

PATTEE, H.H. (1968a) Automata Theories of Hereditary Tactic Copolymerization. In A.D. Ketley (ed.) The Stereochemistry of Macromolecules, vol. 3, New York: Marcel Dekker, pp. 305-331.

PATTEE, H.H. (1968b) The Physical Basis of Coding and Reliability in Biological Evolution. In C.H. Waddington (ed.) Towards a Theoretical Biology 1, Prolegomena, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp.67-93.

PATTEE, H.H. (1969a) Physical Conditions for Primitive Functional Hierarchies. In L.L. Whyte, A.G. Wilson & D. Wilson (eds.) Hierarchical Structures, New York: American Elsevier, pp. 161-177.

PATTEE, H.H. (1969b) Physical Problems of Heredity and Evolution. In C.H.Waddington (ed.) Towards a Theoretical Biology 2, Sketches, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 268-284.

PATTEE, H.H. (1969c) How Does a Molecule Become a Message?. Developmental Biology Supplement, 3: 1-16.

PATTEE, H.H. (1970a) The Problem of Biological Hierarchy. In C.H.Waddington (ed.) Towards a Theoretical Biology 3, Drafts, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 117-136.

PATTEE, H.H. (1970b) Discussion in Origins of Life, New York Academy Science Symposium Proceedings. In L. Margulis (ed.)Origins of Life, New York: Gordon & Breach.

PATTEE, H.H. (1971a) The Recognition of Description and Function in Chemical Reaction Networks. In R. Buvet & C. Ponnamperuma (eds.) Chemical Evolution and the Origin of Life, New York: North Holland, pp.42-50.

PATTEE, H.H. (1971b) Can Life Explain Quantum Mechanics? In T. Bastin (ed.)Quantum Theory and Beyond, New York: Cambridge University Press, pp.307-319.

PATTEE, H.H. (1971c) Physical Theories of Biological Co-ordination. Quaterly Reviews of Biophysics, 4(2/3): 255-276 [Reprinted in M.Grene & E. Mendelsohn (eds.) (1976) Topics in the Philosophy of Biology, vol. 27 of Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Dordrecht: Reidel].

PATTEE, H.H. (1972a) Physical Problems of Decision-Making Constraints. International Journal of Neuroscience, 3: 99-105.

PATTEE, H.H. (1972b) Laws and Constraints, Symbols and Languages. In C.H.Waddington (ed.) Towards a Theoretical Biology 4, Essays, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 248-258.

PATTEE, H.H. (1972c) The Evolution of Self-Simplifying Systems. In E.Laszlo (ed.) The Relevance of General Systems Theory, New York: Braziller, pp. 33-41.

PATTEE, H.H. (1972d) The Nature of Hierarchical Controls in Living Matter. In R. Rosen (ed.) Foundations of Mathematical Biology, vol. 1, New York: Academic Press, pp. 1-22.

PATTEE, H.H. (1973a) (ed.) Hierarchy Theory. The Challenge of Complex Systems. New York, NY: Georges Braziller.

PATTEE, H.H. (1973b) The Physical Basis and Origin of Hierarchical Control. In H.H. Pattee (ed.) Hierarchy Theory, New York: G. Braziller, pp.73-108.

PATTEE, H.H. (1973c) Postscript. Unsolved Problems and Potential Applications of Hierarchy Theory. In H.H. Pattee (ed.) Hierarchy Theory, New York: G. Braziller, pp. 131-156.

PATTEE, H.H. (1973d) Physical Problems of the Origin of Natural Controls. In A. Locker (ed.) Biogenesis, Evolution, and Homeostasis, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, pp. 41-49.

PATTEE, H.H. (1974a) The Vital Statistics of Quantum Dynamics. In G.F.Oster, I.L. Silver & G.A. Tobias (eds.) Irreversible Thermodynamics and the Origin of Life, New York: Gordon & Breach, pp. 33-43.

PATTEE, H.H. (1974b) Discrete and Continuous Processes in Computers and Brains. In M. Conrad, W. Gźttinger & M. DalCin (eds.) The Physics and Mathematics of the Nervous System, New York: Springer, pp.128-148.

PATTEE, H.H. (1976) The Role of Instabilities in the Evolution of Control Hierarchies. In T.R. Burns & W. Buckley (eds.) Power and Control, London: Sage, pp. 171-184.

PATTEE, H.H. (1977) Dynamic and Linguistic Modes of Complex Systems. International Journal of General Systems, 3: 259-266.

PATTEE, H.H. (1978a) The Complementarity Principle in Biological and Social Structures. Journal of Social and Biological Structures, 1:191-200.

PATTEE, H.H. (1978b) Biological Systems Theory: Descriptive and Constructive Complementarity. In G.J. Klir (ed.) Applied General Systems Research, New York: Plenum, pp. 511-520.

PATTEE, H.H. (1979a) Discussion with R. Rosen. In P. Buckley y D. Peat(eds.) A Question of Physics - Conversations in Physics and Biology, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, pp. 84-123.

PATTEE, H.H. (1979b) The Complementarity Principle and the Origin of Macromolecular Information. BioSystems, 11: 217-226.

PATTEE, H.H. (1979c) Complementarity vs. Reduction as Explanation of Biological Complexity. American Journal of Physiology, 236(5):R241-R246.

PATTEE, H.H. (1980) Clues from Molecular Symbol Systems. In U. Bellugi & M.Studdert-Kennedy (eds.) Signed and Spoken Languages: Biological Constraints on Linguistic Form, Dahlem Konferenzen, Verlag Chemie GmbH,pp. 261-273.

PATTEE, H.H. (1981) Symbol-Structure Complementarity in Biological Evolution. In E. Jantsch (ed.) The Evolutionary Vision, AAAS Selected Symposium, Boulder, CO: Westview, pp. 117-128.

PATTEE, H.H. (1982a) The Need for Complementarity in Models of Cognitive Behavior: A Response to Fowler and Turvey. In W.B. Weimer & D.S. Palermo(eds.) Cognition and the Symbolic Process, 2, Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum,pp. 21-34.

PATTEE, H.H. (1982b) Cell Psychology: An Evolutionary Approach to the Symbol-Matter Problem. Cognition and Brain Theory, (4):325-41.

PATTEE, H.H. (1986) Universal Principles of Measurement and Language Functions in Evolving Systems. In J.L. Casti & A. Karlqvist (eds.) Complexity, Language, and Life: Mathematical Approaches, Berlin: Springer, pp. 268-281 [Reprinted in G.J. Klir (1991) Facets of Systems Science, New York: Plenum, pp. 579-592].

PATTEE, H.H. (1987) Instabilities and Information in Biological Self-Organization. In F.E. Yates (ed.) Self-organizing Systems. The Emergence of Order, New York: Plenum, pp. 325-338.

PATTEE, H.H. (1988) Simulations, Realizations, and Theories of Life. In C.Langton (ed.) Artificial Life I, Redwood City, CA: Addison-Wesley, pp.63-77.

PATTEE, H.H. (1989) The Measurement Problem in Artificial World Models. BioSystems, 23: 281-290.

PATTEE, H.H. (1990) Response to E. Dietrich's "Computationalism. Social Epistemology 4(2): 176-181.

PATTEE, H.H. (1991) Measurement-Control Heterarchical Networks in Living Systems. International Journal of General Systems, 18:213-221.

PATTEE, H.H. (1992) The Measurement Problem in Physics, Computation, and Brain Theories. In M.E. Carvallo (ed.) Nature, Cognition, and System,2, Dordrecht: Kluwer, pp. 179-192.

PATTEE, H.H. (1993) The Limitations of Formal Models of Measurement, Control and Cognition. Applied Mathematics and Computation, 56(2-3): 111-130.

PATTEE, H.H. (1995a) Evolving Self-Reference: Matter, Symbols, and Semantic Closure Communication and Cognition - Artificial Intelligence, 12(1-2): 9-27.

PATTEE, H.H. (1995b) Artificial Life Needs a Real Epistemology. In F.Mor‡n, A. Moreno, J.J. Merelo & P. Chac--n (eds.) Advances in Artificial Life, Berlin: Springer, 23-38.

PATTEE, H.H. (1996) The Problem of Observables in Biological Organizations. In K.E. Boulding & L. Khalil (eds.) Evolution, Order and Complexity, London: Routledge, 249-264.

PATTEE, H.H. (1997) The Physics of Symbols and the Evolution of Semiotic Controls. Presented at the Workshop on Control Mechanisms for ComplexSystems: Issues of Measurement and Semiotic Analysis. To be published Santa Fe Institute Studies in the Sciences of Complexity, Addison-Wesley.

PATTEE, H.H. (2000) Causation, control, and the evolution of complexity. In Downward causation, P.B. Anderson, C. Emmeche, N.O. Finnemann & P.V.Christiansen (eds.), Aarhus (DK): Aarhus University Press, pp. 63-77.


THIEBAUX, J. & PATTEE, H.H. (1967) Statistical Studies of Protein Sequences. Journal of Theoretical Biology 17: 121-135.

CONRAD, M. & PATTEE, H.H. (1970) Evolution Experiments with an Artificial Ecosystem. Journal of Theoretical Biology 28: 393-409.