How can physics underlie the mind? [electronic resource] : top-down causation in the human context / George Elis.
2016
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Title
How can physics underlie the mind? [electronic resource] : top-down causation in the human context / George Elis.
Author
Ellis, George, author.
ISBN
9783662498095 (electronic book)
366249809X (electronic book)
9783662498071
366249809X (electronic book)
9783662498071
Published
Berlin : Springer, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxvi, 482 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
QC6
Dewey Decimal Classification
530.01
Summary
Physics underlies all complexity, including our own existence: how is this possible? How can our own lives emerge from interactions of electrons, protons, and neutrons? This book considers the interaction of physical and non-physical causation in complex systems such as living beings, and in particular in the human brain, relating this to the emergence of higher levels of complexity with real causal powers. In particular it explores the idea of top-down causation, which is the key effect allowing the emergence of true complexity and also enables the causal efficacy of non-physical entities, including the value of money, social conventions, and ethical choices.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 10, 2016).
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Frontiers collection.
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Table of Contents
Complexity and Emergence
Digital Computer Systems
The Basis of Complexity
Different Kinds of Top-Down Effects
Room at the Bottom?
The Foundations: Physics and Top-Down Causation
The Mind and the Brain
The Broader View.
Digital Computer Systems
The Basis of Complexity
Different Kinds of Top-Down Effects
Room at the Bottom?
The Foundations: Physics and Top-Down Causation
The Mind and the Brain
The Broader View.