SELF-ORGANIZATION AND EMERGENCE IN LIFE SCIENCES

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: FELTZ, BERNARD (Editor), CROMMELINCK, MARC (Editor), GOUJON, PHILIPPE (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; History.; Philosophy.; Epistemology.; Biology > Philosophy.; Life Sciences.; Life Sciences, general.; Philosophy, general.; Philosophy of Biology.; History of Science.

Self-organization constitutes one of the most important theoretical debates in contemporary life sciences. The present book explores the relevance of the concept of self-organization and its impact on such scientific fields as: immunology, neurosciences, ecology and theories of evolution. Historical...