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Author:

Kauffman, Stuart A.

Title:

Investigations / by Stuart A. Kauffman.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2000

Description:

xii, 287 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Life--Philosophy.--Philosophy.
Self-organizing systems--Philosophy.
Molecular evolution--Philosophy.
Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-272).

Contents:

Preface -- Prolegomenon to a general biology -- Origins of life -- Autonomous agents -- Propagating organization -- Physics of semantics? -- Emergence and story : beyond Newton, Einstein, and Bohr? -- Nonergodic universe : the possibility of new laws -- Candidate laws for the coconstruction of a biosphere -- Persistently innovative econosphere -- Coconstructing cosmos? -- Epilogue.

ISBN:

9780195121049 (alk. paper)
019512104X (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)42752577

LCCN:

99055452

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

UTAX314 -- Emmaus Bible College Library (Dubuque)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

UVAX975 -- Western Iowa Tech Library (Sioux City)