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The re-emergence of emergence : the emergentist hypothesis from science to religion / edited by Philip Clayton and Paul Davies.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emergence (Philosophy).
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science.
- Consciousness.
- Religion and science.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 330 p. : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- This volume introduces readers to emergence theory, outlines the major arguments in its defence, and summarizes the most powerful objections against it. It provides the clearest explication yet of this exciting new theory of science, which challenges the reductionist approach by proposing the continuous emergence of novel phenomena.
- Contents:
- The physical sciences
- The biological sciences
- Consciousness and emergence
- Religion and emergence.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-90390-2
- 0-19-151601-5
- OCLC:
- 252677023
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