From Complexity to Life: On the Emergence of Life and MeaningNiels Henrik Gregersen Oxford University Press, 2003 - 243 עמודים Annotation. Contributors1. Introduction: Towards an Emergentist Worldview, Paul DaviesPART I. DEFINING COMPLEXITY2. Randomness and Mathematical Proof, Gregory J. Chaitin3. How to Define Complexity in Physics, and Why, Charles H. BennettPART II. THE CONCEPT OF INFORMATION IN PHYSICS AND BIOLOGY4. The Emergence of Autonomous Agents, Stuart Kauffman5. Complexity and the Arrow of Time, Paul Davies6. Can Evolutionary Algorithms Generate Specified Complexity?, William A. Dembski7. The Second Law of Gravutucs and the Fourth Law of Thermodynamics, Ian Stewart8. Two Arros from a Mighty Bow, Werner R. LoewensteinPART III. PHILOSOPHICAL AND RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES9. Emergence of Transcendence, Harold J. Morowitz10. Complexity, Emergence, and Divine Creativity, Arthur Peacocke11. From Anthropic Design to Self-Organized Complexity, Niels Henrik GregersenIndex. |
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Toward an Emergentist Worldview | 3 |
DEFINING COMPLEXITY | 17 |
THE CONCEPT OF INFORMATION IN PHYSICS AND BIOLOGY | 45 |
PHILOSOPHICAL AND RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES | 175 |
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anthropic principle antibody arrow autonomous agents behavior binary biological biosphere blind search Boltzmann causal cells Chaitin chaos clumpiness coarse-graining com plexity complex systems con concept cosmic cosmological Darwinian defined demon dis disorder dynamical emergence energy entropy equilibrium evolution evolutionary algorithm evolved example existence explain finite fitness function fitness landscapes formal system fourth law given God’s gravitic systems heat human increases informa information theory informational context initial conditions intelligent design Kauffman law of thermodynamics laws of physics logical mathematical mechanics microstate million molecular molecules mutations nature no-free-lunch theorem notion organisms original phase space particles particular Peacocke phase space photon piston possible pro probability problem processes properties protein quantum random relation replicators Schrödinger scientific second law selection self-organization sense specified complexity stars statistical structure Stuart Kauffman target sequence theology theorem ther thermodynamic entropy thermodynamic system time-reversible tion trajectories uni universe