Emergence and the realist account of cause

The concept of emergence is routinely invoked in critical realist theory, but rarely examined. Yet emergence is fundamental to the realist account of cause. This paper aims to improve critical realism's understanding of emergence by discussing, first, what emergence is and how it works; second,...

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Main Author:	Dave Elder-Vass
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2005
Subjects:	Other human society not elsewhere classified Other language, communication and culture not elsewhere classified Cause Critical realism Emergence Reductionism Causal powers Emergent properties Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/25745
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