Complexity and Evolution (Paperback)

Max Pettersson

ISBN 10: 052111795X / ISBN 13: 9780521117951

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009

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Paperback. This unique book ranges across the physical, biological and social sciences in the development of its primary theme, that there are nine major 'integrative levels' which can be recognised. The term integrative levels was first used by Joseph Needham in 1937 and has two key features. The first is that members of a given integrative level are unified entities and the second is that a member of one level is commonly composed of parts which are members of the next lower level. Thus fundamental particles form Level 1 while Level 9 is that of sovereign states. This theme has been developed by Max Pettersson in a book which explores the many links between the physical, biological and social sciences, reaching wide-ranging and sometimes unexpected conclusions. This unique book ranges across the physical, biological and social sciences in the development of its primary theme, that there are nine major 'integrative levels'. The term was first used by Joseph Needham in 1937 and has been developed by Max Pettersson in a book which explores the many links between the physical, biological and social sciences. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Complexity and Evolution (Paperback)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052111795X
• ISBN 13: 9780521117951
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This unique book ranges across the physical, biological and social sciences in the development of its primary theme, that there are nine major "integrative levels" that can be recognized. The term integrative levels was first used by Joseph Needham in 1937, and has two key features. The first is that members of a given integrative level are unified entities and the second is that a member of one level is commonly composed of parts that are members of the next lower level. Thus fundamental particles form Level 1 while Level 9 is that of sovereign states. This theme has been developed by Max Pettersson in a book that explores the many links among the physical, biological and social sciences, reaching wide-ranging and sometimes unexpected conclusions.

Book Description

There are nine major 'integrative levels' which can be recognised in the sciences and these vary dramatically in size and scale. Thus fundamental particles form Level 1, while Level 9 is that of sovereign states. This theme has been developed by Max Pettersson in a book which explores the many links between the physical, biological and social sciences, reaching wide-ranging and sometimes unexpected conclusions.