The Question of Emergence: Sociology vs. Physics - Routledge Studies in Critical Realism - Porpora, Douglas V. (Drexel University, USA) - Books - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 9781041093411 - November 5, 2025
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The Question of Emergence: Sociology vs. Physics - Routledge Studies in Critical Realism

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This book takes the relationship between physics and sociology as its subject, focussing on the philosophical dispute between emergentism and reductionism. It argues that the mystery behind emergence disappears when we abandon the lawful understanding of causality, in favour of a powers view.

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Released November 5, 2025
ISBN13 9781041093411
Publishers Taylor & Francis Ltd
Pages 138
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   430 g
Language English  

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