Downward Causation: Minds, Bodies and Matter

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Downward causation is found in two-level and multi-level systems with complex behaviour generated by many components interacting in a simple or complex way. The term was coined by the social psychologist and philosopher Donald T. Campbell, who asked the question: If many small-scale interactions can create emergent large-scale patterns, can large-scale patterns re-influence the small-scale interactions that generated them? This has led to many further...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:8772888148

ISBN13:9788772888149

Release Date:November 2001

Publisher:Aarhus University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.95 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.9" x 9.7"

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Philosophy Psychology

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