The reductionist blind spot
Abbott, Russ (2008) The reductionist blind spot.
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Abstract
Can there be higher level laws of nature even though everything is reducible to the fundamental laws of physics? The computer science notion of level of abstraction explains how there can be.
| Keywords: | reductionism, levels of abstraction, emergence, special sciences, higher level laws, |
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| Subjects: | General Issues: Laws of Nature Specific Sciences: Computer Science General Issues: Reductionism/Holism Specific Sciences: Complex Systems |
| ID Code: | 4037 |
| Deposited By: | Abbott, Russ |
| Deposited On: | 23 May 2008 |
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