The Re-Emergence of Emergence The Emergentist Hypothesis from Science to Religion
, by Clayton, Philip; Davies, Paul- ISBN: 9780199544318 | 019954431X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/15/2008
The power of science lies in the connection of events into lawlike patterns. Many today concede that the reductionist philosophy once dominant in scientific theory has proved inadequate, and significant new work is now being done to formulate its successor. Among the alternatives, the concept of emergence is receiving perhaps the most intense attention and interest.