Downward Causation

Aarhus, Denmark: University of Aarhus Press (2000)
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The book deals with the notion of Downward Causation from a wide array of perspectives, including physics, biology, psychology, social science, communication studies, text theory, and philosophy. The book includes proponents as well as opponents discussing the validity of the notion.

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