Emergence vs. Reduction in Chemistry

Emergence in Mind

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Hendry, Robin Findlay ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Completeness of physics; Downward causation; Emergence; Quantum mechanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921258403     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199583621.003.0014     Document Type: Chapter

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