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Author: Stuart A. Kauffman (Affiliate Professor, Affiliate Professor, The Institute For Systems Biology)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 21.30cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 14.50cm
Weight: 0.295kg
ISBN: 9780190871338
ISBN 10: 0190871334
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 25 July 2019
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
""makes for stimulating reading . . . [Kauffman's] prose is reader-friendly and thought-provoking . . . I highly recommend Kauffman's book to anyone interestedin the ongoing scientific enterprise to model the transition from physical to living systems."" -- Ragnar van der Merwe, University of Johannesburg, Metascience ""This is a delightful little book that considers the classic question, ""What is life?"" -- P. K. Strother, CHOICE ""A World Beyond Physics is a well-written and thought provoking book. It should prove a worthwhile read for anyone with an undergraduate knowledge of biology and physics who is interested in amore philosophical take on the origins, complexities, and evolution of life."" -- Rebekah Hall, Mathematical & Statistical Sciences and Daniel A. Charlebois, Physics, University of Alberta, The Quarterly Review of Biology ""For persons with the requisite scientific background, the book will be very rewarding to read...The book has many applications to the science and theology interchange..."" -- Jay R. Feierman, European Society for the Study of Science and Theology News and Reviews
"""makes for stimulating reading . . . [Kauffman's] prose is reader-friendly and thought-provoking . . . I highly recommend Kauffman's book to anyone interestedin the ongoing scientific enterprise to model the transition from physical to living systems."" -- Ragnar van der Merwe, University of Johannesburg, Metascience ""This is a delightful little book that considers the classic question, ""What is life?"" -- P. K. Strother, CHOICE ""A World Beyond Physics is a well-written and thought provoking book. It should prove a worthwhile read for anyone with an undergraduate knowledge of biology and physics who is interested in amore philosophical take on the origins, complexities, and evolution of life."" -- Rebekah Hall, Mathematical & Statistical Sciences and Daniel A. Charlebois, Physics, University of Alberta, The Quarterly Review of Biology ""For persons with the requisite scientific background, the book will be very rewarding to read...The book has many applications to the science and theology interchange..."" -- Jay R. Feierman, European Society for the Study of Science and Theology News and Reviews"
For persons with the requisite scientific background, the book will be very rewarding to read...The book has many applications to the science and theology interchange... * Jay R. Feierman, European Society for the Study of Science and Theology News and Reviews *
For persons with the requisite scientific background, the book will be very rewarding to read...The book has many applications to the science and theology interchange... * Jay R. Feierman, European Society for the Study of Science and Theology News and Reviews * This is a delightful little book that considers the classic question, What is life? * P. K. Strother, CHOICE *
Author Information
Stuart Kauffman is a medical doctor, theoretical biologist, and complex systems researcher. He has held professorships at the University of Chicago and University of Pennsylvania and was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in evolutionary biology in 1987. He is the author of multiple seminal works including The Origins of Order (1993) At Home in the Universe (1996), Investigations (2002), and Humanity in a Creative Universe (2016).
