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The Origins of Order Self-organization and Selection in Evolution

Paperback • 1993 • English • 1. edition

The Origins of Order Self-organization and Selection in Evolution

By Stuart A. Kauffman

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About the book

Stuart Kauffman here presents a brilliant new paradigm for evolutionary biology, one that extends the basic concepts of Darwinian evolution to accommodate recent findings and perspectives from the fields of biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics. The book drives to the heart of the exciting debate on the origins of life and maintenance of order in complex biological systems. It focuses on the concept of self-organization: the spontaneous emergence of order that is widely observed throughout...Show more

Life sciences: general issues
Evolution
Topics in philosophy

Book details

ISBN

9780195079517

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published year

1993

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The Origins of Order Self-organization and Selection in Evolution

Format

Paperback

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