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Emergence (Philosophy) (Topical Term)

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Preferred form: Emergence (Philosophy)

Used for/see from:

Emergent evolution (Philosophy)
Emergent laws (Philosophy)
Emergent philosophy
Emergent properties (Philosophy)
Emergent structure (Philosophy)
Emergentism (Philosophy)

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Notes

Work cat.: 2006009453: The reemergence of emergence, 2006: ECIP galley (Emergent evolution, emergent philosophy, emergent structure)

Concept of emergence Web site, Mar. 22, 2006.

Stanford encycl. of philosophy via WWW, Mar. 22, 2006 (Emergent properties. Emergence is a notorious philosphical term of art. Emergence within discussions of the behavior of complex systems ... is a layered view of nature. Emergent laws are fundamental; they are irreducible to laws characterizing properties at lower levels of complexity, even given ideal information as to boundary conditions. Emergentism)

Web. 3 (emergence: def. 1a The appearance of an emergent or the process of emerging--compare emergent evolution. Emergent evolution: evolution conceived as characterized by the appearance at different levels of wholly new and unpredictable characters or qualities (as life and consciousness) through a rearrangement of preexistent entities--compare creative evolution.)