In this paper, I adopt the view that the form which is embodied in matter gives it its essence and converts it into substance (Aristotle). I furthermore understand information as the transmissible state of the form. Living beings as substances can create order in their environment adapted to their needs. The environment in turn has the potential to change the form and other causes such as matter, efficiency/functionality, and goal/intention. Living beings can internalize these changes, propagate them through replication, or share them as information with others. Living beings have progressively acquired through this process advanced form- and information-processing and generation abilities. This positive feedback loop with enhancement in form and information has become one of the main drivers of biological evolution. Based on these considerations, I will address the nature of form and information and the changes that they have undergone during biological evolution.

在本文中，我采用这样的观点：物质所体现的形式赋予其本质并将其转化为实体（亚里士多德）。我进一步将信息理解为形式的可传输状态。作为物质的生物可以在其环境中创造适应其需求的秩序。反过来，环境有可能改变形式和其他原因，例如物质、效率/功能和目标/意图。生物可以内化这些变化，通过复制传播它们，或者将它们作为信息与他人分享。通过这个过程，生物逐渐获得了先进的形式和信息处理和生成能力。这种形式和信息增强的正反馈循环已成为生物进化的主要驱动力之一。基于这些考虑，我将讨论形式和信息的本质以及它们在生物进化过程中所经历的变化。