ISBN: 9780199204717 - evolution and emergence: systems, organisms, persons (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. A collection of essays by experts in the field, exploring how nature works at every level to produce more complex and highly organized objects, systems, and organisms from much simpler components, and how our increasing understanding of this universal phenomenon of emergence can lead us to a deeper and richer appreciation of who we are as human beings and of our relationship to God. Several chapters introduce the key philosophical ideas about reductionism and emergence, while others explore the fascinating world of emergent phenomena in physics, biology, and the neurosciences. Finally there are contributions probing the meaning and significance of these findings for our general description of the world and ourselves in relation to God, from philosophy and theology. The collection as a whole will extend the mutual creative interaction among the sciences, philosophy, and theology.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hard cover in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. General shelf and handling wear, including tanning, rubbing and light creasing to cover, edges and corners. Small closed tear to front cover foot. Boards are in fine condition, pages tightly bound, and content is 'as unread'. CN. Used.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780199204717. …

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. A collection of essays by experts in the field, exploring how nature works to produce systems of increasing complexity from simple components, and how our understanding of this phenomenon of emergence can lead us to a deeper appreciation of both our humanity and our relationship with God. Num Pages: 392 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HPM; HRAB; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662. . 2007. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…