To Understand the Origin of Life We Must First Understand the Role of Normativity

Deacon develops a minimal model of nonparasitic virus to explore how nucleotide sequences came be characterized by code-like informational at the origin life. The serves problematize concept biological normativity because it highlights two common yet typically implicit assumptions: (1) that life could consist as an inert form, were not for extrinsic sources physical instability, and (2) have originated singular self-contained individual. I propose life, genetic code, more generally, lead us reject this passive individualism.