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Transcending the Emergence/Reduction Distinction: The Case of Biology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2006

Rom Harré
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The groups of problems that fall under the titles ‘reduction’ and ‘emergence’ appear at the boundaries of seemingly independent and well-established scientific disciplines, such as chemistry and biology, biology and psychology, biology and political theory, and so on. They arise in this way:

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Research Article
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Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements , Volume 56: Philosophy, Biology and Life , December 2005 , pp. 1 - 2
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy and the contributors 2005

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