| Description |
1 online resource (x, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-229) and index. |
| Contents |
From reduction to emergence -- Defining emergence -- Emergence in the natural sciences -- Emergence and mind -- Emergence and transcendence. |
| Summary |
Strong claims have been made for emergence as a new paradigm for understanding science, consciousness, and religion. Tracing the past history and current definitions of the concept, Clayton assesses the case for emergent phenomena in the natural world and their significance for philosophy and theology. Complex emergent phenomena require irreducible levels of explanation in physics, chemistry and biology. This pattern of emergence suggests a new approach to the problem of consciousness, which is neither reducible to brain states nor proof of a mental substance or soul. Although emergence does not entail classical theism, it is compatible with a variety of religious positions. Clayton concludes with a defence of emergentist panentheism and a Christian constructive theology consistent with the new sciences of emergence. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Philosophical theology.
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Philosophical theology. |
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Philosophy of mind.
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Philosophy of mind. |
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Consciousness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Consciousness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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Evolution -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Evolution -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Mind & emergence.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Clayton, Philip, 1956- Mind and emergence. Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004 0199272522 (DLC) 2004018735 (OCoLC)56319771 |
| ISBN |
9780191556753 (electronic book) |
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0191556750 (electronic book) |
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1423753291 (electronic book) |
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9781423753292 (electronic book) |
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1280755199 |
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9781280755194 |
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0199272522 (Cloth) |
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