{"product_id":"the-emergence-of-everything-harold-j-morowitz-9780195173314","title":"The Emergence of Everything: How the World Became Complex","description":"When the whole is greater than the sum of the parts--indeed, so great that the sum far transcends the parts and represents something utterly new and different--we call that phenomenon emergence. When the chemicals diffusing in the primordial waters came together to form the first living cell, that was emergence. When the activities of the neurons in the brain result in mind, that too is emergence.\u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eThe Emergence of Everything\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the leading scientists involved in the study of complexity, Harold J. Morowitz, takes us on a sweeping tour of the universe, a tour with 28 stops, each one highlighting a particularly important moment of emergence. For instance, Morowitz illuminates the emergence of the stars, the birth of the elements and of the periodic table, and the appearance of solar systems and planets. We look at the emergence of living cells, animals, vertebrates, reptiles, and mammals, leading to the great apes and the appearance of humanity. He also examines tool making, the evolution of language, the invention of agriculture and technology, and the birth of cities. And as he offers these insights into the evolutionary unfolding of our universe, our solar system, and life itself, Morowitz also seeks out the nature of God in the emergent universe, the God posited by Spinoza, Bruno, and Einstein, a God Morowitz argues we can know through a study of the laws of nature. \u003cbr\u003e Written by one of our wisest scientists, \u003cem\u003eThe Emergence of Everything\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fascinating new way to look at the universe and the natural world, and it makes an important contribution to the dialogue between science and religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harold J. Morowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195173317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195173314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.10w x 0.62d","brand":"Harold J. Morowitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43914199007487,"sku":"9780195173314","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b9014dc2-e72a-4a64-b430-5862e7e126ed.jpg?v=1680640911","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-emergence-of-everything-harold-j-morowitz-9780195173314","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}