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Determinism, Holism and Complexity
. Ed(S): Pellegrini, Claudio; Cerrai, Paola (University Of Pisa, Italy); Freguglia, Paolo; Benci, Vieri; Israel, Giorgio
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Hardback. Covers the proceedings of a workshop to discuss the work on complex systems in physics and biology, its epistemological and cultural implications, and its effect for the development of these two sciences. This title is geared towards physicists, biologists, and science historians. Editor(s): Pellegrini, Claudio; Cerrai, Paola (University of Pisa, Italy); Freguglia, Paolo; Benci, Vieri; Israel, Giorgio. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; PH; PS; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2270.
Determinism, holism and complexity: three epistemological attitudes that have easily identifiable historical origins and developments. Galileo believed that it was necessary to "prune the impediments" to extract the mathematical essence of physical phenomena, to identify the math ematical structures representing the underlying laws. This Galilean method was the key element in the development of Physics, with its extraordinary successes. Nevertheless the method was later criticized because it led to a view of nature as essentially "simple and orderly", and thus by choosing not to investigate several charac teristics considered as an "impediment", several essential aspects of the phenomenon under investigation ... Read more
Determinism, holism and complexity: three epistemological attitudes that have easily identifiable historical origins and developments. Galileo believed that it was necessary to "prune the impediments" to extract the mathematical essence of physical phenomena, to identify the math ematical structures representing the underlying laws. This Galilean method was the key element in the development of Physics, with its extraordinary successes. Nevertheless the method was later criticized because it led to a view of nature as essentially "simple and orderly", and thus by choosing not to investigate several charac teristics considered as an "impediment", several essential aspects of the phenomenon under investigation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306474729
SKU
V9780306474729
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