Origin(s) of Design in Nature A Fresh, Interdisciplinary Look at How Design Emerges in Complex Systems, Especially Life

Origin(s) of Design in Nature is a collection of over 40 articles from prominent researchers in the life, physical, and social sciences, medicine, and the philosophy of science that all address the philosophical and scientific question of how design emerged in the natural world. The volume offers a...

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Other Authors: Swan, Liz (Editor), Gordon, Richard (Editor), Seckbach, Joseph (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Origin(s) of Design in Nature is a collection of over 40 articles from prominent researchers in the life, physical, and social sciences, medicine, and the philosophy of science that all address the philosophical and scientific question of how design emerged in the natural world. The volume offers a large variety of perspectives on the design debate including progressive accounts from artificial life, embryology, complexity, cosmology, theology and the philosophy of biology.  This book is volume 23 of the series, Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology. www.springer.com/series/5775This book is volume 23 of the series, Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology. www.springer.com/series/5775This book is volume 23 of the series, Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology. www.springer.com/series/5775
Physical Description:XXVII, 812 p. 132 illus., 84 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9789400741560