Perspectives on Natural Philosophy

Perspectives on Natural Philosophy

This paper presents a viewpoint on natural philosophy focusing on the organization of substance, as well as its changes as invited by the Second Law of thermodynamics. Modes of change are pointed to as definitive of levels of organization; these include physical, chemical, and biological modes of ch...

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Main Author: Stanley N. Salthe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Philosophies
Subjects:
compositional hierarchy
development
dissipative structures
final cause
internalism
Second Law of thermodynamics
subsumptive hierarchy
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/3/3/23

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