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CLOSURE
EMERGANT ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR DYNAMICS - PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE HELD FEBRUARY 19-22, 1999 |
| By: |
Jerry Chandler (Editor), George A. Mason (Editor), Gertrudis van de Vijver (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£64.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1573312487 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781573312486 |
| Publisher: |
NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES |
| Pub. date: |
15 April, 2000 |
| Series: |
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 901 |
| Pages: |
450 |
| Synopsis: |
Classical neo-Darwinian explanations do not fully account for changes in biological forms, and new theories have emerged, primarily in maths and physics, that offer new approaches to the problem of the origin of life and phenomena of order in evolution. This volume focuses on the role of closure at various hierarchical levels as the catalyst between self-organization and selection. Participants addressed special areas of the closure problem such as autopoiesis and autocatalysis and function and selection, and semiosis. Presentations on physical and mathematical modelling are included. The book seeks to clarify the role closure plays in explaining the emergence, development and evolution of structurally stable systems at the thermodynamic, chemical and biochemical, biological, psychological and cultural levels. |
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illustrations |
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US |
| Imprint: |
New York Academy of Sciences |
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Non-returnable |
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