Determinism, Holism, and Complexity
By: edited by Vieri Benci, Paola Cerrai, Paolo Freguglia, Giorgio Israel, Claudio Pellegrini
Contributors: Cerrai, Paola; Freguglia, Paolo; Israel, Giorgio; Pellegrini, Claudio
Publisher: Springer US
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9781441933942; 9781475749472
Subjects: Life sciences; Forests and forestry; Physics; Evolution (Biology); Humanities
Description: This volume is the proceedings of a workshop to discuss the recent work on complex systems in physics and biology, its epistemological and cultural implications, and its effect for the development of these two sciences. The workshop is geared towards physicists, biologists, and science historians.
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Table of contents: title: From the contents: Preface; title: Contributing Authors; title: Part I: Physics; title: Part II: Biology; title: Part III: History and Philosophy of Science.