The emergence principle in biological hierarchies

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 137-151

  Korn, Robert W ^a  

^a BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergence; Emergentism; Hierarchy; Life

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 21444461057     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-004-4904-6     Document Type: Article

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