Closing Human Evolution: Life in the Ultimate Age

This volume analyses the evolution of humankind by combining approaches from science and the arts. It offers a novel perspective on the evolution of life on Earth, based on a recent reformulation of the second law of thermodynamics in terms of the "maximum entropy production principle." In...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kováč, Ladislav (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology,
Temas:
Evolution (Biology).
System theory.
Biology-Philosophy.
Life sciences.
Philosophy and social sciences.
Evolutionary Biology.
Complex Systems.
Philosophy of Biology.
Life Sciences.
Philosophy of the Social Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prelude
  • First movement. Life as a cosmic imperative
  • Second movement. Evolutionary uniqueness of humans
  • Third movement
  • The ultimate optimism: Finitics
  • Finale.

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