TY - BOOK ID - 8062522 TI - Natural fabrications : science, emergence and consciousness PY - 2012 SN - 3642435211 3642295983 9786613939654 3642295991 1283627205 PB - Berlin ; New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Textile fabrics. KW - Physics KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Atomic Physics KW - Emergence (Philosophy) KW - Philosophy of mind. KW - Science KW - Philosophy. KW - Normal science KW - Philosophy of science KW - Mind, Philosophy of KW - Mind, Theory of KW - Theory of mind KW - Emergent evolution (Philosophy) KW - Emergent laws (Philosophy) KW - Emergent philosophy KW - Emergent properties (Philosophy) KW - Emergent structure (Philosophy) KW - Emergentism (Philosophy) KW - Physics. KW - Neurobiology. KW - Statistical physics. KW - Dynamical systems. KW - Neuropsychology. KW - Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity. KW - Philosophy of Mind. KW - Philosophy KW - Cognitive science KW - Metaphysics KW - Philosophical anthropology KW - Complexity (Philosophy) KW - Evolution KW - Psychology, clinical. KW - Complex Systems. KW - Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems. KW - Mathematical statistics KW - Neurosciences KW - Statistical methods KW - Neurophysiology KW - Psychophysiology KW - Dynamical systems KW - Kinetics KW - Mathematics KW - Mechanics, Analytic KW - Force and energy KW - Mechanics KW - Statics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8062522 AB - The spectacular success of the scientific enterprise over the last four hundred years has led to the promise of an all encompassing vision of the natural world. In this elegant picture, everything we observe is based upon just a few fundamental processes and entities. The almost infinite variety and complexity of the world is thus the product of emergence. But the concept of emergence is fraught with controversy and confusion. This book ponders the question of how emergence should be understood within the scientific picture, and whether a complete vision of the world can be attained that includes consciousness. ER -