Top-Down Causation and Emergence

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This book presents the latest research, conducted by leading philosophers and scientists from various fields, on the topic of top-down causation. The chapters combine to form a unique, interdisciplinary perspective, drawing upon George Ellis's extensive research and novel perspectives on topics including downwards causation, weak and strong emergence, mental causation, biological relativity, effective field theory and levels in nature. The collection also serves as a Festschrift in honour of George Ellis' 80th birthday. The extensive and interdisciplinary scope of this book makes it vital reading for anyone interested in the work of George Ellis and current research on the topics of causation and emergence.

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9783030718985   9783030718992   3030718980   3030719014

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A Macro Agent and Its Actions.Larissa Albantakis, Francesco Massari, Maggie Beheler-Amass & Giulio Tononi
Mathematics and Measurement: Causation and the Mind.Otávio Bueno
Strong Emergence in Condensed Matter Physics.Barbara Drossel
Physics, Determinism, and the Brain.George F. R. Ellis
Physical, Logical, and Mental Top-Down Effects.George F. R. Ellis & Markus Gabriel
Responses to Part I: Applications of George Ellis’s Theory of Causation.George F. R. Ellis
Response to Part II: The View from Physics.George F. R. Ellis
Response to Part III: The View from the Life Sciences.George F. R. Ellis
Response to Part IV: The Debate on Top-Down Causation and Emergence.George F. R. Ellis
Causation as a High-Level Affair.Simon Friederich & Sach Mukherjee
Making Sense of Top-Down Causation: Universality and Functional Equivalence in Physics and Biology.Sara Green & Robert W. Batterman
A Pragmatist Perspective on Causation, Laws and Explanation.Richard Healey
Models of Downward Causation.Max Kistler
On the Topic of Emergence from an Effective Field Theory Perspective.Thomas Luu & Ulf-G. Meißner
The Principle of Biological Relativity: Origins and Current Status.Denis Noble
Top-Down Causation Without Levels.Jan Voosholz
Downward Causation Defended.James Woodward

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