Emergence and causal powers

This thesis is concerned with the theory of ontological emergence; a theory that posits a new kind of entity – usually an emergent property – that occurs in complex systems and can explain some system-level behaviour. The theory holds that these emergent entities are dependent on, but novel with res...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Patterson, Matthew Bradley
Published: Durham University 2017
Subjects:
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.732464