Reductionism, Emergence and Levels of Reality
Chibbaro, Sergio; Rondoni, Lamberto; Vulpiani, Angelo
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paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PHQ; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 279.
Scientists have always attempted to explain the world in terms of a few unifying principles. In the fifth century B.C. Democritus boldly claimed that reality is simply a collection of indivisible and eternal parts or atoms. Over the centuries his doctrine has remained a landmark, and much progress in physics is due to its distinction between subjective perception and objective reality. This book discusses theory reduction in physics, which states that the whole is nothing more than the sum of its parts: the properties of things are directly determined by their constituent parts. Reductionism deals with the relation between different ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
Number of Pages
154
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319356426
SKU
V9783319356426
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99-15
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