Complexity and evolution
This unique book ranges across the physical, biological and social sciences in the development of its primary theme, that there are nine major 'integrative levels' which can be recognised. The term integrative levels was first used by Joseph Needham in 1937 and has two key features. The fi...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
1996.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b45473225*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword / John Needham
- 1. Natural and other hierarchies
- 2. Major integrative levels
- 3. Some logarithmic forms of display
- 4. Physical range of integrated natural entities
- 5. Biological range of integrated natural entities (first part)
- 6. Biological range of integrated natural entities (second part)
- 7. Social range of integrated natural entities
- 8. Human societies (first part)
- 9. Human societies (second part)
- 10. Acceleration in evolution
- 11. Further allied accelerations
- 12. Aspects of number
- 13. Aspects of mass
- 14. Positive skewness
- 15. Quantitative conclusions.
