The Causal Universe |
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| Editor:
| Ellis, George F. R.
Heller, Michael
Pabjan, Tadeusz |
| ISBN: | 978-83-7886-034-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Copernicus Center Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $54.95 |
Book Description:
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Written by philosophers, cosmologists, and physicists, this collection of essays deals with causality, which is a core issue for both science and philosophy. Readers will learn about different types of causality in complex systems and about new perspectives on this issue based on physical and cosmological considerations. In addition, the book includes essays pertaining to the problem of causality in ancient Greek philosophy, and to the problem of God's relation to the causal structures...
More DescriptionWritten by philosophers, cosmologists, and physicists, this collection of essays deals with causality, which is a core issue for both science and philosophy. Readers will learn about different types of causality in complex systems and about new perspectives on this issue based on physical and cosmological considerations. In addition, the book includes essays pertaining to the problem of causality in ancient Greek philosophy, and to the problem of God's relation to the causal structures of nature viewed in the light of contemporary physics and cosmology. [Subject: Philosophy, Cosmology, Physics, Religious Studies]