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The Metaphysics of Emergence

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  1. Richard Campbell

    1. Australian National University, Australia

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Processes and Entities

    • Richard Campbell
    Pages 1-9

  3. The Metaphysics of Particular Entities

    • Richard Campbell
    Pages 10-41

  4. Conceptual Shifts in Physics

    • Richard Campbell
    Pages 42-71

  5. The Category of Generic Processes

    • Richard Campbell
    Pages 72-106

  6. Identity Through Change

    • Richard Campbell
    Pages 107-133

  7. A Metaphysical Taxonomy of Emergent Entities

    • Richard Campbell
    Pages 134-160

  8. An Evolutionary Taxonomy of Types of Action and Life

    • Richard Campbell
    Pages 161-191

  9. The Concept of Emergence

    • Richard Campbell
    Pages 192-231

  10. The World According to Physicalism

    • Richard Campbell
    Pages 232-261

  11. The Mental Activity of Human Beings

    • Richard Campbell
    Pages 262-292

  12. Further Reflections

    • Richard Campbell
    Pages 293-315

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 316-333
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About this book

This book argues that a plausible account of emergence requires replacing the traditional assumption that what primarily exists are particular entities with generic processes. Traversing contemporary physics and issues of identity over time, it then proceeds to develop a metaphysical taxonomy of emergent entities and of the character of human life.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Australian National University, Australia

    Richard Campbell

About the author

Richard Campbell AM is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at The Australian National University. He has served as Dean of Arts and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the ANU, and was for 15 years also involved in restructuring the system of school education in the Australian Capital Territory. In 1986 he was installed by Queen Elizabeth II as a Member of the Order of Australia. He is author of Secondary Education for Canberra (1973), From Belief to Understanding (1976), Truth and Historicity (1992), The Concept of Truth (2011), and numerous articles.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Metaphysics of Emergence

  • Authors: Richard Campbell

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137502384

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-50237-7Published: 24 April 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-50565-4Published: 01 January 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-50238-4Published: 16 April 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 333

  • Topics: Metaphysics, Logic

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