Emergence and Downward Causation Reconsidered in Terms of the Aristotelian-Thomistic View of Causation and Divine Action

<p>One of the main challenges of the nonreductionist approach to complex structures and phenomena in philosophy of biology is its defense of the plausibility of the theory of emergence and downward causation. The tension between remaining faithful to the rules of physicalism and physical causa...

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Main Author: Mariusz Tabaczek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika 2016-04-01
Series:Scientia et Fides
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Online Access:https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/SetF/article/view/9429