Evolution and Emergence: Systems, Organisms, Persons. Edited by Nancey Murphy and William R. Stoeger, SJ
Whereas reductionism accords ultimate reality to the simplest constituents of nature, emergence sees new properties and laws come into being at higher levels in the hierarchy of sciences which cannot be explained in terms of the lower-level laws. As with many edited volumes, there is some repetition...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2008
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2008, Volume: 59, Issue: 1, Pages: 433-436 |
| Review of: | Evolution and emergence (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007) (Holder, Rodney D.)
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| Summary: | Whereas reductionism accords ultimate reality to the simplest constituents of nature, emergence sees new properties and laws come into being at higher levels in the hierarchy of sciences which cannot be explained in terms of the lower-level laws. As with many edited volumes, there is some repetition here, and I inevitably highlight some contributions to the neglect of others. A helpful introduction by Nancey Murphy precedes the three main parts, which deal respectively with the philosophical, scientific, and theological import of emergence., Robert Van Gulick provides a detailed classification of kinds of reduction and emergence. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/fln026 |