16. Alphakits: Atomic, Genetic, Linguistic

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Part 1. Combogenesis and a Grand Sequence
5. 1. Natural Chapters and Nested Scales 1
6. 2. The Core Theme 11
7. Part 2. Twelve Fundamental Levels
8. 3. A Big Bang Start of Things and Relations 21
9. 4. The Nucleons, with Immortal Proton and Fragile Neutron 33
10. 5. Atomic Nuclei from Mutual Aid 41
11. 6. Atoms with Space-Filling, Electric Mandalas 49
12. 7. An Expanding Cornucopia of Molecules 57
13. 8. Simple Cells Launch Life and Evolution 67
14. 9. The Sexy Eukaryotic Cell 79
15. 10. Multiple Ramps to the Complex Multicellular Organism 91
16. 11. Animal Social Groups Wild with Possibilities 101
17. 12. Tribal Metagroups and Cultural Evolution 113
18. 13. Transplantable Agrovillages 127
19. 14. Geopolitical States, Masters of Acquisition and Merger 137
20. 3. Dynamical Realms and Themes
21. 15. Dynamical Realms and Their Base Levels 147
22. 16. Alphakits: Atomic, Genetic, Linguistic 157
23. 17. Themes in Evolutionary Dynamics 167
24. 18. Convergent Themes of Combogenesis 183
25. Epilogue. What About the Future? 195
26. Acknowledgments 207
27. Glossary 211
28. Notes 215
29. Bibliography 231
30. Index 241