{"product_id":"the-orders-of-nature-lawrence-cahoone-9781438444154","title":"The Orders of Nature","description":"Reviving and modernizing the tradition of post Darwinian naturalism, \u003ci\u003eThe Orders of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e draws on philosophy and the natural sciences to present a naturalistic theory of reality. Conceiving of nature as systems, processes, and structures that exhibit diverse properties that can be hierarchically arranged, Lawrence Cahoone sketches a systematic metaphysics based on the following orders of nature: physical, material, biological, mental, and cultural. Using recent work in the science of complexity, hierarchical systems theory, and nonfoundational approaches to metaphysics, Cahoone analyzes these orders with explanations of the underlying science, covering a range of topics that includes general relativity and quantum field theory; chemistry and inorganic complexity; biology and telenomic explanation, or \"purpose\"; the theory of mind and mental causation as an animal phenomenon; and the human mind's unique cultural abilities. The book concludes with an exploration of what answers such a theory of naturalism can provide to questions about values and God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Cahoone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 143844415X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438444154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2013","brand":"Lawrence Cahoone","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989825061119,"sku":"9781438444154","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c487d1ae-90d0-4806-acb7-877480934521.jpg?v=1683301592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-orders-of-nature-lawrence-cahoone-9781438444154","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}