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Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
1. First Encounters. 1.1 Physical Vantage Points ; 1.2 Here Come the Philosophers ; 1.3 A Brief History
2. Venturing into the Microcosm. 2.1 Quantum Worlds ; 2.2 Which Way Did It Go? ; 2.3 Entanglement and Irreducibility ; 2.4 Quantum Emergence
3. The Aggregation of Particles. 3.1 The Arrow of Time ; 3.2 A Taste of Condensed Matter ; 3.3 Macroscopic Phases ; 3.4 Helium-3
4. When Matter Reorganizes Itself. 4.1 Self-Consistency ; 4.2 Renormalization ; 4.3 Phases, Protectorates, and Emergence ; 4.4 From Crystals to Elementary Particles
5. Beyond the Linear Approximation. 5.1 Chaos Theory ; 5.2 Self-Organized Patterns ; 5.3 Displays of Temporal Order
6. The Rise of Effective Theories. 6.1 A Single Neuron ; 6.2 Descending Down the Rabbit Hole ; 6.3 Re-Emerging from the Rabbit Hole
7. Social Emergence. 7.1 Social Networks and Normative Behavior ; 7.2 The Wealth of Nations ; 7.3 Social Beliefs and Downward Causation
8. Larger Lessons. 8.1 Science's Organizing Principles ; 8.2 Science and Religion ; 8.3 Religion and Emergence
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index.
Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 First Encounters; 1.1 Physical Vantage Points; 1.2 Here Come the Philosophers; 1.3 A Brief History; 2 Venturing into the Microcosm; 2.1 Quantum Worlds; 2.2 Which Way Did It Go?; 2.3 Entanglement and Irreducibility; 2.4 Quantum Emergence; 3 The Aggregation of Particles; 3.1 The Arrow of Time; 3.2 A Taste of Condensed Matter; 3.3 Macroscopic Phases; 3.4 Helium-3; 4 When Matter Reorganizes Itself; 4.1 Self-Consistency; 4.2 Renormalization; 4.3 Phases, Protectorates, and Emergence; 4.4 From Crystals to Elementary Particles; 5 Beyond the Linear Approximation
5.1 Chaos Theory5.2 Self-Organized Patterns; 5.3 Displays of Temporal Order; 6 The Rise of Effective Theories; 6.1 A Single Neuron; 6.2 Descending Down the Rabbit Hole; 6.3 Re-Emerging from the Rabbit Hole; 7 Social Emergence; 7.1 Social Networks and Normative Behavior; 7.2 The Wealth of Nations; 7.3 Social Beliefs and Downward Causation; 8 Larger Lessons; 8.1 Science's Organizing Principles; 8.2 Science and Religion; 8.3 Religion and Emergence; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index
Acknowledgments
Contents
1. First Encounters. 1.1 Physical Vantage Points ; 1.2 Here Come the Philosophers ; 1.3 A Brief History
2. Venturing into the Microcosm. 2.1 Quantum Worlds ; 2.2 Which Way Did It Go? ; 2.3 Entanglement and Irreducibility ; 2.4 Quantum Emergence
3. The Aggregation of Particles. 3.1 The Arrow of Time ; 3.2 A Taste of Condensed Matter ; 3.3 Macroscopic Phases ; 3.4 Helium-3
4. When Matter Reorganizes Itself. 4.1 Self-Consistency ; 4.2 Renormalization ; 4.3 Phases, Protectorates, and Emergence ; 4.4 From Crystals to Elementary Particles
5. Beyond the Linear Approximation. 5.1 Chaos Theory ; 5.2 Self-Organized Patterns ; 5.3 Displays of Temporal Order
6. The Rise of Effective Theories. 6.1 A Single Neuron ; 6.2 Descending Down the Rabbit Hole ; 6.3 Re-Emerging from the Rabbit Hole
7. Social Emergence. 7.1 Social Networks and Normative Behavior ; 7.2 The Wealth of Nations ; 7.3 Social Beliefs and Downward Causation
8. Larger Lessons. 8.1 Science's Organizing Principles ; 8.2 Science and Religion ; 8.3 Religion and Emergence
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index.
Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 First Encounters; 1.1 Physical Vantage Points; 1.2 Here Come the Philosophers; 1.3 A Brief History; 2 Venturing into the Microcosm; 2.1 Quantum Worlds; 2.2 Which Way Did It Go?; 2.3 Entanglement and Irreducibility; 2.4 Quantum Emergence; 3 The Aggregation of Particles; 3.1 The Arrow of Time; 3.2 A Taste of Condensed Matter; 3.3 Macroscopic Phases; 3.4 Helium-3; 4 When Matter Reorganizes Itself; 4.1 Self-Consistency; 4.2 Renormalization; 4.3 Phases, Protectorates, and Emergence; 4.4 From Crystals to Elementary Particles; 5 Beyond the Linear Approximation
5.1 Chaos Theory5.2 Self-Organized Patterns; 5.3 Displays of Temporal Order; 6 The Rise of Effective Theories; 6.1 A Single Neuron; 6.2 Descending Down the Rabbit Hole; 6.3 Re-Emerging from the Rabbit Hole; 7 Social Emergence; 7.1 Social Networks and Normative Behavior; 7.2 The Wealth of Nations; 7.3 Social Beliefs and Downward Causation; 8 Larger Lessons; 8.1 Science's Organizing Principles; 8.2 Science and Religion; 8.3 Religion and Emergence; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index