| Natural Fabrications: Science, Emergence and Consciousness 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Seager, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 3642295983 ISBN-13: 9783642295980 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Mind & Body - Psychology | Neuropsychology - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational |
| Dewey: 621 |
| Series: Frontiers Collection |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.23 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The spectacular success of the scientific enterprise over the last four hundred years has led to the promise of an all encompassing vision of the natural world. In this elegant picture, everything we observe is based upon just a few fundamental processes and entities. The almost infinite variety and complexity of the world is thus the product of emergence. But the concept of emergence is fraught with controversy and confusion. This book ponders the question of how emergence should be understood within the scientific picture, and whether a complete vision of the world can be attained that includes consciousness. |
