The re-emergence of emergence : the emergentist hypothesis from science to religion / edited by Philip Clayton and Paul Davies

Published:: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Physical Description:: xiv, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Additional Creators:: Clayton, Philip, 1956- and Davies, P. C. W.

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Contents:

1. Conceptual Foundations of Emergence Theory / Philip Clayton -- Part I. The Physical Sciences -- 2. The Physics of Downward Causation / Paul Davies -- 3. The Emergence of Classicality from Quantum Theory / Erich Joos -- 4. On the Nature of Emergent Reality / George F. R. Ellis -- Part II. The Biological Sciences -- 5. Emergence : The Hole at the Wheel's Hub / Terrence Deacon -- 6. The Role of Emergence in Biology / Lynn Rothschild -- 7. Emergence in Social Evolution : A Great Ape Example / Barbara Smuts -- Part III. Consciousness and Emergence -- 8. Being Realistic about Emergence / Jaegwon Kim -- 9. In Defence of Ontological Emergence and Mental Causation / Michael Silberstein -- 10. Emergence and Mental Causation / Nancey Murphy -- 11. Varieties of Emergence / David Chalmers -- Part IV. Religion and Emergence -- 12. Emergence, Mind, and Divine Action : The Hierarchy of the Sciences in Relation to the Human Mind-Brain-Body / Arthur Peacocke -- 13. Emergence : What is at Stake for Religious Reflection? / Niels Henrik Gregersen -- 14. Emergence from Quantum Physics to Religion : A Critical Appraisal / Philip Clayton.

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0199287147 (alk. paper)
9780199287147
9780199544318 (pbk.)
019954431X (pbk.)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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