Metaphysics of Emergence e-bog
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This book argues that a plausible account of emergence requires replacing the traditional assumption that what primarily exists are particular entities with generic processes. Traversing contemporary physics and issues of identity over time, it then proceeds to develop a metaphysical taxonomy of emergent entities and of the character of human life.
E-bog
436,85 DKK
Forlag
Palgrave Macmillan
Udgivet
16 april 2015
Genrer
Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781137502384
This book argues that a plausible account of emergence requires replacing the traditional assumption that what primarily exists are particular entities with generic processes. Traversing contemporary physics and issues of identity over time, it then proceeds to develop a metaphysical taxonomy of emergent entities and of the character of human life.