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Life: autonomy in evolution

This project consists in writing a monograph about the irreducible and pervasive complexity of the natural world (the biological world, in particular), and about the importance of becoming increasingly aware of this intrinsic complexity, in continuous development and evolution (more so when combined with the artificial worlds recently created by humans), if we are to handle adequately future challenges for science and society.

Kepa Ruiz-Mirazo Kepa Ruiz-Mirazo

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Pluralist structural realism: The best of both worlds?

Glick, David. 2019. Pluralist structural realism: The best of both worlds? Synthese. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-019-02333-3

David Glick David Glick
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