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Evolving Hierarchical Systems
Their Structure and Representation
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English
Published/Copyright:
1985
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Presents metatheory of science from the perspective of a biologist concerned with evolutionary theory.
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Contents
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Preface
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1. An Introduction: Structure and Representation of the World
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2. The Individual Entity
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3. Some Basics of Hierarchical Structure
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4. Representing a Dynamic System Hierarchically: The Basic Triadic System
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5. Representing a Dynamic System Hierarchically: The Nontransitivity of Effects Across Levels
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6. The Explicit Elaboration of a Hierarchy of Nature
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7. Organic Evolution and the Hierarchy of Nature
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8. Organic Evolution: Its Origin and Hierarchical Structure
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Appendix
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Glossary
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References
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Index
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