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Our world is nested, both physically and socially, and at each level we find innovations that are necessary for the next. Consider: atoms combine to form molecules, molecules combine to form single-celled organisms; when people come together, they build societies. Physics has gone far in mapping the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Volk, Tyler (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2017]
Temas:
Life > Origin.
Vie > Origines.
PHILOSOPHY > Metaphysics.
Life > Origin
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part 1. Combogenesis and a Grand Sequence
  • 1. Natural Chapters and Nested Scales
  • 2. The Core Theme
  • Part 2. Twelve Fundamental Levels
  • 3. A Big Bang Start of Things and Relations
  • 4. The Nucleons, with Immortal Proton and Fragile Neutron
  • 5. Atomic Nuclei from Mutual Aid
  • 6. Atoms with Space-Filling, Electric Mandalas
  • 7. An Expanding Cornucopia of Molecules
  • 8. Simple Cells Launch Life and Evolution
  • 9. The Sexy Eukaryotic Cell
  • 10. Multiple Ramps to the Complex Multicellular Organism
  • 11. Animal Social Groups Wild with Possibilities
  • 12. Tribal Metagroups and Cultural Evolution
  • 13. Transplantable Agrovillages
  • 14. Geopolitical States, Masters of Acquisition and Merger
  • 3. Dynamical Realms and Themes
  • 15. Dynamical Realms and Their Base Levels
  • 16. Alphakits: Atomic, Genetic, Linguistic
  • 17. Themes in Evolutionary Dynamics
  • 18. Convergent Themes of Combogenesis
  • Epilogue. What About the Future?
  • Acknowledgments
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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