RT Article
T1 Species of Emergence
JF Zygon
VO 41
IS 3
SP 689
OP 712
A1 Peterson, Gregory R. 1966-
LA English
YR 2006
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1827958626
AB Abstract. The category of emergence has come to be of considerable importance to the science-and-religion dialogue. It has become clear that the term is used in different ways by different authors, with important implications. In this article I examine the criteria used to state that something is emergent and the different interpretations of those criteria. In particular, I argue similarly to Philip Clayton that there are three broad ranges of interpretation of emergence: reductive, nonreductive, and radical. Although all three criteria have their place, I suggest that the category of radical emergence is important both for science and theology.
K1 top-down causation
K1 supervenience
K1 Reductionism
K1 nonreductive physicalism
K1 Emergence
DO 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2005.00769.x