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Intelligible Design [[electronic resource] ] : A Realistic Approach to the Philosophy and History of Science
| Intelligible Design [[electronic resource] ] : A Realistic Approach to the Philosophy and History of Science |
| Autore | Gonzalo Julio A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
| Disciplina |
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509 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | CarreiraManuel M |
| Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Human evolution Life -- Origin Science -- History Science -- Philosophy Science - Philosophy Science - History Cosmology - Origin Life Religion and science Science - history Biological Evolution Origin of Life Philosophy Religion and Science Physical Sciences & Mathematics Sciences - General |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 981-4447-61-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors/Editors; Foreword; Part I. Modern Science in Historical Perspective; 1. On the Origins of Modern Science Julio A. Gonzalo; How did Christian belief provide a "cultural matrix" for the growth of science?; References; 2. The Post-Renaissance Revolution: The New Science Manuel M. Carreira; Mythological and religious models; Scientific-formal-geometrical models; Models based on scientific causality; (a) Mechanical model; (b) A dual model: physical and geometric (Relativity) and quantum mechanical; The subject and limits of science; TIMELINE: SEVEN CENTURIES
Mathematical symbolsReferences; 3. Frank Sherwood Taylor: The Man Who was Converted by Galileo John Beaumont; The Background; The Early Religious View; Galileo Comes on the Scene; Another Argument; Frank Sherwood Taylor 's Positive Apologetics; Defending the Catholic Faith; Conclusion; References; 4. The Limits of Science Manuel Alfonseca; The limits of mathematics; The limits of physics; The limits of biology; The limits of technology; References; 5. On the Intelligibility of Quantum Mechanics Julio A. Gonzalo; Before quantum mechanics; Blackbody radiation and Planck 's constant Waves and particlesHeisenberg 's uncertainty principle; Concluding remarks; References; 6. Uncertainty, Incompleteness, Chance, and Design Fernando Sols; Introduction; Practical indeterminacy in classical physics: Newton and Poincaré; Intrinsic indeterminacy in quantum physics: Heisenberg; Uncertainty vs. Indeterminacy; What or who determines the future?; Gödel's theorems; Randomness; Popper's falsifiability criterion; Chance in the interpretation of evolution biology; Design and chance lie outside the scope of the scientific method; References 7. A Finite, Open and Contingent Universe Julio A. GonzaloLetter to Physics Today; Concluding remark; References; Part II. On the Origin and Development of Life; 8. A Brief History of Evolutionary Thought Thomas B. Fowler and Daniel Kuebler; I. Ancient speculation (to 1650); Ancient Greeks; Early Evolutionary Speculation; II. The Emergence of Modern Science (1650-1800); Early Fossil Discoverers: Extinct Species and the Implied Change in Nature; Species Change; Functionalism vs. Formalism; Lamarckian Inheritable Change; Paley and Design; III. Laying the Foundations (1804 -1859) Lyell , Malthus and BlytheIV. Darwin 's triumphal entry and early battles over evolution (1859-1910); Darwin 's Critics; Darwin and Heredity; Continuity Or Discontinuity?; V. Genetics and The "New Synthesis" Period: 1910-1960; Population Genetics; The "New Synthesis"; Dissidents; VI. Modern Battles Over Evolution: 1960-present; References; 9. Life's Intelligible Design Manuel Alfonseca; The scientific theory of evolution; Research on Artificial Life; How can God act in the world?; What is life?; What is man?; References 10. What are the Contributions of Genetics to the Understanding of Life? Nicolas Jouve |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453253203321 |
Gonzalo Julio A
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| Singapore, : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2013 | ||
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The Origins of Order [[electronic resource] ] : Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution
| The Origins of Order [[electronic resource] ] : Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution |
| Autore | Kauffman Stuart A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1575 p.) |
| Disciplina |
575
577 |
| Soggetto topico |
Evolution -- Philosophy
Life -- Origin Molecular evolution Self-organizing systems |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-19-982647-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Themes; Chapter 1. Conceptual Outline of Current Evolutionary Theory; The Emergence of the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis; Enlarging the Framework; Summary; Part I Adaptation on the Edge of Chaos; Chapter 2. The Structure of Rugged Fitness Landscapes; Chapter 3. Biological Implications of Rugged Fitness Landscapes; Chapter 4. The Structure of Adaptive Landscapes Underlying Protein Evolution; Chapter 5. Self-Organization and Adaptation in Complex Systems; Chapter 6. The Dynamics of Coevolving Systems; Part II The Crystallization of Life
Chapter 7. The Origins of Life: A New ViewChapter 8. The Origin of a Connected Metabolism; Chapter 9. Hypercycles and Coding; Chapter 10. Random Grammars: Models of Functional Integration and Transformation; Part III Order and Ontogeny; Chapter 11. The Architecture of Genetic Regulatory Circuits and Its Evolution; Chapter 12. Differentiation: The Dynamical Behaviors of Genetic Regulatory Networks; Chapter 13. Selection for Cell Types; Chapter 14. Morphology, Maps, and the Spatial Ordering of Integrated Tissues; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459600403321 |
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Kauffman Stuart A
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| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1993 | ||
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The Origins of Order [[electronic resource] ] : Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution
| The Origins of Order [[electronic resource] ] : Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution |
| Autore | Kauffman Stuart A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1575 p.) |
| Disciplina |
575
577 |
| Soggetto topico |
Evolution -- Philosophy
Life -- Origin Molecular evolution Self-organizing systems |
| ISBN |
0-19-770175-2
0-19-982647-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Themes; Chapter 1. Conceptual Outline of Current Evolutionary Theory; The Emergence of the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis; Enlarging the Framework; Summary; Part I Adaptation on the Edge of Chaos; Chapter 2. The Structure of Rugged Fitness Landscapes; Chapter 3. Biological Implications of Rugged Fitness Landscapes; Chapter 4. The Structure of Adaptive Landscapes Underlying Protein Evolution; Chapter 5. Self-Organization and Adaptation in Complex Systems; Chapter 6. The Dynamics of Coevolving Systems; Part II The Crystallization of Life
Chapter 7. The Origins of Life: A New ViewChapter 8. The Origin of a Connected Metabolism; Chapter 9. Hypercycles and Coding; Chapter 10. Random Grammars: Models of Functional Integration and Transformation; Part III Order and Ontogeny; Chapter 11. The Architecture of Genetic Regulatory Circuits and Its Evolution; Chapter 12. Differentiation: The Dynamical Behaviors of Genetic Regulatory Networks; Chapter 13. Selection for Cell Types; Chapter 14. Morphology, Maps, and the Spatial Ordering of Integrated Tissues; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790057703321 |
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Kauffman Stuart A
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| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1993 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Origins of Order [[electronic resource] ] : Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution
| The Origins of Order [[electronic resource] ] : Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution |
| Autore | Kauffman Stuart A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1575 p.) |
| Disciplina |
575
577 |
| Soggetto topico |
Evolution -- Philosophy
Life -- Origin Molecular evolution Self-organizing systems |
| ISBN |
0-19-770175-2
0-19-982647-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Themes; Chapter 1. Conceptual Outline of Current Evolutionary Theory; The Emergence of the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis; Enlarging the Framework; Summary; Part I Adaptation on the Edge of Chaos; Chapter 2. The Structure of Rugged Fitness Landscapes; Chapter 3. Biological Implications of Rugged Fitness Landscapes; Chapter 4. The Structure of Adaptive Landscapes Underlying Protein Evolution; Chapter 5. Self-Organization and Adaptation in Complex Systems; Chapter 6. The Dynamics of Coevolving Systems; Part II The Crystallization of Life
Chapter 7. The Origins of Life: A New ViewChapter 8. The Origin of a Connected Metabolism; Chapter 9. Hypercycles and Coding; Chapter 10. Random Grammars: Models of Functional Integration and Transformation; Part III Order and Ontogeny; Chapter 11. The Architecture of Genetic Regulatory Circuits and Its Evolution; Chapter 12. Differentiation: The Dynamical Behaviors of Genetic Regulatory Networks; Chapter 13. Selection for Cell Types; Chapter 14. Morphology, Maps, and the Spatial Ordering of Integrated Tissues; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810892903321 |
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Kauffman Stuart A
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| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1993 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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