Complexity and the emergence of meaning in the natural sciences and philosophy
The article examines the notion of self-organization and explores the reality of biological processes from an epistemological point of view. First, I briefly analyze what is currently regarded as one of the most important discoveries not only in physics, but also in biology—namely, complex systems a...
| Published in: | Theology and science |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2015
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Theology and science
Year: 2015, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 245-259 |
| RelBib Classification: | VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy |
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| Summary: | The article examines the notion of self-organization and explores the reality of biological processes from an epistemological point of view. First, I briefly analyze what is currently regarded as one of the most important discoveries not only in physics, but also in biology—namely, complex systems and deterministic chaos; secondly, I offer some reflections on the new frontiers of contemporary biology— namely, functional genomics and systems biology. The central part of the article focuses on the epistemological transition from genetic determinism to the new conception of “meaning” as emergence. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6700 |
| Contains: | In: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2015.1023529 |