On Emergence and Explanation

Nils A. Baas and Claus Emmeche

Working Papers from Santa Fe Institute

Abstract: Emergence is a universal phenomenon that can be defined mathematically in a very general way. This is useful for the study of scientifically legitimate explanations of complex systems, here defined as hyperstructures. A requirement is that the observation mechanisms are considered within the general framework. Two notions of emergence are defined, and specific examples of these are discussed.

Keywords: Emergence; explanation; hyperstructure; category theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997-02
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