Emergence and Convergence by Mario Bunge

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Summary

Bunge proposes a clear definition of the concept of emergence to replace that of supervenience and clarifies the notions of system, real possibility, inverse problem, interdiscipline, and partial truth that occur in all fields.

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Emergence and Convergence by Mario Bunge

Bunge proposes a clear definition of the concept of emergence to replace that of supervenience and clarifies the notions of system, real possibility, inverse problem, interdiscipline, and partial truth that occur in all fields.
‘The sheer range of scientific/philosophical disciplines dealt with, competently and systematically, in Emergence and Convergence, cannot fail to impressQuantum mechanics, economics, ethics, linguistics, truth, probability, are all brought into Bunge’s unified picture of the world.’ -- Philip Goff * Philosophy in Review *

Mario Bunge is the Frothingham Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in the Department of Philosophy at McGill University.

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ISBN 13 9781442628212
ISBN 10 1442628219
Title Emergence and Convergence
Author Mario Bunge
Series Toronto Studies In Philosophy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Toronto Press
Year published 2014-07-09
Number of pages 344
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