The Question of Emergence: Sociology vs. Physics by Porpora, Douglas V.

The Question of Emergence: Sociology vs. Physics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781041093411)

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The Question of Emergence: Sociology vs. Physics by Porpora, Douglas V.

The Question of Emergence: Sociology vs. Physics

$190.00
The Question of Emergence: Sociology vs. Physics by Porpora, Douglas V.

The Question of Emergence: Sociology vs. Physics

$190.00
Format: Hardcover
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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.



Author: Douglas V. Porpora
ISBN-10: 1041093411
ISBN-13: 9781041093411
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 11/05/2025
Pages: 138
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d
By Douglas V. Porpora
By Douglas V. Porpora
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Douglas V. Porpora is Emeritus Professor of Sociology in the Department of Communication at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. He has written widely on politics and social theory, most recently Reconstructing Sociology: The Critical Realist Approach.

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