Ebook: SELF-ORGANIZATION AND EMERGENCE IN LIFE SCIENCES

Self-organization constitutes one of the most important theoretical debates in contemporary life sciences. The present book explores the relevance of the concept of self-organization and its impact on such scientific fields as: immunology, neurosciences, ecology and theories of evolution.

Historical aspects of the issue are also broached. Intuitions relative to self-organization can be found in the works of such key western philosophical figures as Aristotle, Leibniz and Kant. Interacting with more recent authors and cybernetics, self-organization represents a notion in keeping with the modern world's discovery of radical complexity.

The themes of teleology and emergence are analyzed by philosophers of sciences with regards to the issues of modelization and scientific explanation.

The implications of self-organization for life sciences are here approached from an interdisciplinary angle, revealing the notion as already rewarding and full of promise for the future.

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Self-organization constitutes one of the most important theoretical debates in contemporary life sciences. The present book explores the relevance of the concept of self-organization and its impact on such scientific fields as: immunology, neurosciences, ecology and theories of evolution.

Historical aspects of the issue are also broached. Intuitions relative to self-organization can be found in the works of such key western philosophical figures as Aristotle, Leibniz and Kant. Interacting with more recent authors and cybernetics, self-organization represents a notion in keeping with the modern world's discovery of radical complexity.

The themes of teleology and emergence are analyzed by philosophers of sciences with regards to the issues of modelization and scientific explanation.

The implications of self-organization for life sciences are here approached from an interdisciplinary angle, revealing the notion as already rewarding and full of promise for the future.

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Self-organization constitutes one of the most important theoretical debates in contemporary life sciences. The present book explores the relevance of the concept of self-organization and its impact on such scientific fields as: immunology, neurosciences, ecology and theories of evolution.

Historical aspects of the issue are also broached. Intuitions relative to self-organization can be found in the works of such key western philosophical figures as Aristotle, Leibniz and Kant. Interacting with more recent authors and cybernetics, self-organization represents a notion in keeping with the modern world's discovery of radical complexity.

The themes of teleology and emergence are analyzed by philosophers of sciences with regards to the issues of modelization and scientific explanation.

The implications of self-organization for life sciences are here approached from an interdisciplinary angle, revealing the notion as already rewarding and full of promise for the future.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 16-16
The Complex Adaptative Systems Approach to Biology....Pages 7-28
Emergence and Reductionism: from the Game of Life to Science of Life....Pages 29-40
Formalizing Emergence: the Natural After-Life of Artificial Life....Pages 41-60
Analysis and Synthesis of Regulator Networks in Terms of Feedback Circuits....Pages 63-73
Properties Emerging from Sensorimotor Interfaces: Interaction Between Experimentation and Modeling in Neurosciences ....Pages 75-94
Neuronal Synchrony and Cognitive Functions....Pages 95-108
About Biology and Subjectivity in Psychiatry....Pages 109-120
Self-Organization and Meaning in Immunology....Pages 121-139
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Kant and the Intuitions of Self-Organization....Pages 143-161
On a "Mathematical Neo-Aristotelism" in Leibniz....Pages 163-169
"Essential Force" and "Formative Force": Models for Epigenesis in the 18th Century....Pages 171-186
From Logic to Self-Organization–Learning about Complexity....Pages 187-214
The Concept of Emergence in the XIXth Century: from Natural Theology to Biology....Pages 215-224
Artificial Life and the Sciences of Complexity: History and Future....Pages 227-247
Self-Organization in Second-Order Cybernetics: Deconstruction or Reconstruction of Complexity....Pages 249-263
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Teleology in Self-Organizing Systems....Pages 267-281
Phenomenology and Self-Organization....Pages 283-297
A Role for Mathematical Models in Formalizing Self-Organizing systems....Pages 301-313
Explanation and Causality in Self-Organizing Systems....Pages 315-340
Self-Organization, Selection and Emergence in the Theories of Evolution....Pages 341-360

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Self-organization constitutes one of the most important theoretical debates in contemporary life sciences. The present book explores the relevance of the concept of self-organization and its impact on such scientific fields as: immunology, neurosciences, ecology and theories of evolution.

Historical aspects of the issue are also broached. Intuitions relative to self-organization can be found in the works of such key western philosophical figures as Aristotle, Leibniz and Kant. Interacting with more recent authors and cybernetics, self-organization represents a notion in keeping with the modern world's discovery of radical complexity.

The themes of teleology and emergence are analyzed by philosophers of sciences with regards to the issues of modelization and scientific explanation.

The implications of self-organization for life sciences are here approached from an interdisciplinary angle, revealing the notion as already rewarding and full of promise for the future.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 16-16
The Complex Adaptative Systems Approach to Biology....Pages 7-28
Emergence and Reductionism: from the Game of Life to Science of Life....Pages 29-40
Formalizing Emergence: the Natural After-Life of Artificial Life....Pages 41-60
Analysis and Synthesis of Regulator Networks in Terms of Feedback Circuits....Pages 63-73
Properties Emerging from Sensorimotor Interfaces: Interaction Between Experimentation and Modeling in Neurosciences ....Pages 75-94
Neuronal Synchrony and Cognitive Functions....Pages 95-108
About Biology and Subjectivity in Psychiatry....Pages 109-120
Self-Organization and Meaning in Immunology....Pages 121-139
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Kant and the Intuitions of Self-Organization....Pages 143-161
On a "Mathematical Neo-Aristotelism" in Leibniz....Pages 163-169
"Essential Force" and "Formative Force": Models for Epigenesis in the 18th Century....Pages 171-186
From Logic to Self-Organization–Learning about Complexity....Pages 187-214
The Concept of Emergence in the XIXth Century: from Natural Theology to Biology....Pages 215-224
Artificial Life and the Sciences of Complexity: History and Future....Pages 227-247
Self-Organization in Second-Order Cybernetics: Deconstruction or Reconstruction of Complexity....Pages 249-263
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Teleology in Self-Organizing Systems....Pages 267-281
Phenomenology and Self-Organization....Pages 283-297
A Role for Mathematical Models in Formalizing Self-Organizing systems....Pages 301-313
Explanation and Causality in Self-Organizing Systems....Pages 315-340
Self-Organization, Selection and Emergence in the Theories of Evolution....Pages 341-360
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