Emergence

by Paul Humphreys

Book Overview

Interest in emergence amongst philosophers and scientists has grown in recent years, yet the concept continues to be viewed with skepticism by many. In this book, Paul Humphreys argues that many of the problems arise from a long philosophical tradition that is overly committed to synchronic reduction and has been overly focused on problems in philosophy of mind. He develops a novel account of diachronic ontological emergence called transformational...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190620323
• ISBN13: 9780190620325
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher