The Metaphysics of Emergence

This book argues that a plausible account of emergence requires replacing the traditional assumption that what primarily exists are particular entities with generic processes. Traversing contemporary physics and issues of identity over time, it then proce

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The Metaphysics of Emergence

10.1057/9781137502384 - The Metaphysics of Emergence, Richard Campbell

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The Metaphysics of Emergence

© Richard Campbell 2015

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To Mark Bickhard, whose insights have stimulated this book

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10.1057/9781137502384 - The Metaphysics of Emer

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