The Limitations of Hierarchical Organization.

The concept of levels of organization is prominent in science and central to a variety of debates in philosophy of science. Yet many difficulties plague the concept of universal and discrete hierarchical levels, and these undermine implications commonly ascribed to hierarchical organization. We sugg...

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Publicado en:	Philosophy of Science Vol. 79; no. 1; pp. 120 - 141
Autores principales:	Potochnik, Angela, McGill, Brian
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Cambridge University Press Jan2012
Materias:	Hierarchies Philosophy of science Ecophilosophy Chain of being (Philosophy) Causation (Philosophy) Philosophy of nature Complexity (Philosophy)
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