Emergence and Convergence: Qualitative Novelty and the Unity of Knowledge

by Mario Bunge

Book Overview

Two problems continually arise in the sciences and humanities, according to Mario Bunge: parts and wholes and the origin of novelty. In Emergence and Convergence, he works to address these problems, as well as that of systems and their emergent properties, as exemplified by the synthesis of molecules, the creation of ideas, and social inventions.

Along the way, Bunge examines further topical problems, such as the search for the mechanisms...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442628219
• ISBN13: 9781442628212
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher