Emergence in context : a treatise in twenty-first century natural philosophy. /

"Science, philosophy of science, and metaphysics have long been concerned with the question of how novel things emerge. How can order come out of disorder? This book introduces a new account, contextual emergence, seeking to answer such questions."--Back cover.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bishop, Robert C., 1961- (Author), Silberstein, Michael (Author), Pexton, Mark (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:"Science, philosophy of science, and metaphysics have long been concerned with the question of how novel things emerge. How can order come out of disorder? This book introduces a new account, contextual emergence, seeking to answer such questions."--Back cover.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvii, 363 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0192666630
9780191944895
0191944890
9780192666635