A Particular Idea of Evolution: A Peircean Interpretation of a Hybrid-Agent Organization Model

An evolutionary interpretation of hybrid-agent organization modelling could be quite diverse. In this paper, we propose a new evolutionary interpretation of a hybrid-agent organization model. Charles S. Peirce´s conception of evolution, a combination of some Darwinian and Lamarckian ideas, is a key component of the development of such systems, trying to cope with evolving data provided by an evolving environment. In his ideas of evolution, Peirce was rather a theorizer and a systematizer of the main evolutionary ideas of his time. The paper starts by briefly surveying the concepts involved in Peirce´s idea of evolution, such as chance, natural selection, continuity, habit and harmony. This paper discusses, and presents an example of the evolution of programs belonging to hybrid-agent organization modelling in financial organizations.