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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784748903321

Titolo

Evolution and emergence [[electronic resource] ] : systems, organisms, persons / / edited by Nancey Murphy and William R. Stoeger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-383-03440-0

1-281-14878-4

9786611148782

0-19-152546-4

1-4294-9274-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (393 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MurphyNancey C

StoegerWilliam R

Disciplina

500

Soggetti

Emergence (Philosophy)

Science - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [350]-368) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; Contributors; Introduction; PART I. PHILOSOPHY; PART II. SCIENCE; PART III. THEOLOGY; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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. - ;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 ric