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    Ecosystems are not unified organisms with their own telos... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Natural ecosystems possess intrinsic value

    Ecosystems are not unified organisms with their own telos but dynamic, boundary-indeterminate assemblages of entities without a shared good.

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    • 1.Ecosystems lack centralized control structures or unified decision-making mechanisms that organisms possess.
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    • 2.Species compositions constantly shift; drawing stable ecosystem boundaries requires arbitrary human-imposed distinctions.
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    • 3.Ecosystem components pursue conflicting goals (predator vs. prey); no single shared good unifies them.
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    • 1.Feedback loops and self-regulation in ecosystems functionally parallel homeostatic mechanisms in organisms.
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    • 2.Ecosystems demonstrably persist as recognizable units with stable energy flows and nutrient cycling patterns.
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    • 3.Organisms themselves are also boundary-indeterminate assemblages (microbiomes, symbiosis); this doesn't negate their telos.
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