Construction theory, self-replication, a
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Hiroki Sayama
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract This essay aims to propose construction theory, a new domain of theoretical research on machine construction, and use it to shed light on a fundamental relationship between living and computational systems. Specifically, we argue that selfβreplication of von Neumann's universal construc