The Fractal Self: Science, Philosophy, and the Evolution of Human Cooperation

by John L Culliney, John L. Culliney, David Jones

Book Overview

Our universe, science reveals, began in utter simplicity, then evolved into burgeoning complexity. Starting with subatomic particles, dissimilar entities formed associations--binding, bonding, growing, branching, catalyzing, cooperating--as "self" joined "other" following universal laws with names such as gravity, chemical attraction, and natural selection. Ultimately life arose in a world of dynamic organic chemistry, and complexity exploded with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824866614
• ISBN13: 9780824866617
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"