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This volume offers a broad, philosophical discussion on mechanical explanations. Coverage ranges from historical approaches and general questions to physics and

The mechanical philosophy first emerged as a leading player on the intellectual scene in the early modern period—seeking to explain all natural phenomena thro

This open access book addresses the epistemological and ontological significance as well as the scope of new mechanism. In particular, this book addresses the i

This volume argues for a new image of science that understands both natural and social phenomena to be the product of mechanisms, casting the work of science as

How did life start? Is the evolution of life describable by any physics-like laws? Stuart Kauffman's latest book offers an explanation-beyond what the laws of p