How Can Physics Underlie the Mind? Top-Down Causation in the Human Context /

Physics underlies all complexity, including our own existence: how is this possible? How can our own lives emerge from interactions of electrons, protons, and neutrons? This book considers the interaction of physical and non-physical causation in complex systems such as living beings, and in particu...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Ellis, George (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Σειρά:The Frontiers Collection,
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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