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Humanity in a Creative Universe
Stuart A. Kauffman
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Description for Humanity in a Creative Universe
Hardback. In this fascinating read, Kauffman concludes that the development of life on earth is not entirely predictable, because no theory could ever fully account for the limitless variations of evolution. Sure to cause a stir, this book will be discussed for years to come and may even set the tone for the next "great thinker." Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 245 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
In the hard sciences, which can often feel out of grasp for many lay readers, there are great thinkers who go far beyond the equations, formulas, and research. Minds such as Stephen Hawking philosophize about the functions and nature of the universe, the implications of our existence, and other impossibly fascinating, yet difficult questions. Stuart A. Kauffman is one of those great thinkers. He has dedicated his lifetime to researching complex systems at prestigious institutions and now writes his treatise on the most complex system of all: our universe. A recent ... Read more
In the hard sciences, which can often feel out of grasp for many lay readers, there are great thinkers who go far beyond the equations, formulas, and research. Minds such as Stephen Hawking philosophize about the functions and nature of the universe, the implications of our existence, and other impossibly fascinating, yet difficult questions. Stuart A. Kauffman is one of those great thinkers. He has dedicated his lifetime to researching complex systems at prestigious institutions and now writes his treatise on the most complex system of all: our universe. A recent ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199390458
SKU
V9780199390458
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About Stuart A. Kauffman
Stuart A. Kauffman was educated in Philosophy, Psychology and Physiology at Dartmouth and Oxford, obtained his medical degree from UCSF in 1968 and has devoted himself to often seminal work in biology and areas of physics and economics since.
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