Emergence and convergence : qualitative novelty and the unity of knowledge /

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"Two problems continually arise in the sciences and humanities, according to Mario Bunge: parts and wholes and the origin of novelty. In Emergence and Convergence, he works to address these problems, as well as that of systems and their emergent properties, as exemplified by the synthesis of mo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bunge, Mario, 1919-2020 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2003.
Colección:Toronto studies in philosophy.
Temas:
System theory.
Evolution.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge.
Social epistemology.
Systems Theory
Théorie des systèmes.
Évolution.
Théorie de la connaissance.
Interdisciplinarité.
Épistémologie sociale.
epistemology.
SCIENCE > System Theory.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Operations Research.
PHILOSOPHY > General.
Evolution
Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge
Knowledge, Theory of
Social epistemology
System theory
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. Emergence
  • 1. Part and Whole, Resultant and Emergent
  • 2. System Emergence and Submergence
  • 3. The Systemic Approach
  • 4. Semiotic and Communication Systems
  • 5. Society and Artefact
  • 6. Individualism and Holism: Theoretical
  • 7. Individualism and Holism: Practical
  • 8. Three Views of Society
  • pt. II. Convergence
  • 9. Reduction and Reductionism
  • 10. A Pack of Failed Reductionist Projects
  • 11. Why Integration Succeeds in Social Studies
  • 12. Functional Convergence: The Case of Mental Functions
  • 13. Stealthy Convergence: Rational-choice Theory and Hermeneutics
  • 14. Convergence as Confusion: The Case of 'Maybe'
  • 15. Emergence of Truth and Convergence to Truth
  • 16. Emergence of Disease and Convergence of the Biomedical Sciences
  • 17. The Emergence of Convergence and Divergence.

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