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Author:   Philip Clayton (, Ingraham Professor, Claremont School of Theology; Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Claremont Graduate University) ,  Paul Davies (, Professor of Natural Philosophy, Australian Centre for Astrobiology, Macquarie University, Sydney)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.693kg
ISBN:  

9780199287147

ISBN 10:   0199287147
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   29 June 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Philip Clayton: Conceptual Foundations of Emergence Theory I. The Physical Sciences 2: Paul Davies: The Physics of Downward Causation 3: Erich Joos: The Emergence of Classicality from Quantum Theory 4: George F. R. Ellis: On the Nature of Emergent Reality II. The Biological Sciences 5: Terrence Deacon: Emergence: The Hole at the Wheel's Hub 6: Lynn Rothschild: The Role of Emergence in Biology 7: Barbara Smuts: Emergence in Social Evolution: A Great Ape Example III. Consciousness and Emergence 8: Jaegwon Kim: Being Realistic about Emergence 9: Michael Silberstein: In Defence of Ontological Emergence and Mental Causation 10: Nancey Murphy: Emergence and Mental Causation 11: David Chalmers: Varieties of Emergence IV. Religion and Emergence 12: Arthur Peacocke: Emergence, Mind, and Divine Action: The Hierarchy of the Sciences in Relation to the Human Mind-Brain-Body 13: Niels Henrik Gregersen: Emergence: What is at Stake for Religious Reflection? 14: Philip Clayton: Emergence from Quantum Physics to Religion: A Critical Appraisal

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Offers an excellent introduction to the diverse perspectives on this subject. Faith and Theology The book is uniformly well-written; each individual chapter is well-organized and easy to follow. Journal of Consciousness Studies

The book edited by Clayton and Davies gathers fourteen contributions of great scientific and philosophical quality, signed by the best scholars working in that field. Lluis Oviedo, European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (ESSAT) Offers an excellent introduction to the diverse perspectives on this subject. Faith and Theology The book is uniformly well-written; each individual chapter is well-organized and easy to follow. Journal of Consciousness Studies

The book edited by Clayton and Davies gathers fourteen contributions of great scientific and philosophical quality, signed by the best scholars working in that field. Lluis Oviedo, European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (ESSAT) Offers an excellent introduction to the diverse perspectives on this subject. Faith and Theology The book is uniformly well-written; each individual chapter is well-organized and easy to follow. Journal of Consciousness Studies

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Philip Clayton is Ingraham Professor, Claremont School of Theology; Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Claremont Graduate University. Paul Davies is Professor of Natural Philosophy, Macquarie University, Sydney.

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