BiologyEmergent PhenomenonPattern FormationHumanitiesHistory Of ScienceFusion ViewSpecial Science OntologySelf-organizationOntologiesNatural SciencesEvolutionary BiologyPhilosophy Of BiologyBasal Loss FeatureEpistemologyCombinatorial EvolutionOntology ResearchSocial SciencesPhilosophy Of Mind
This is a critical discussion of Paul Humphreys's fusion view of emergence, focusing on the basal loss feature of his ontology. The discussion yields some general morals for special science ontology.
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