The Complex Adaptative Systems Approach to Biology; Emergence and Reductionism: from the Game of Life to Science of Life; Formalizing Emergence: the Natural After-Life of Artificial Life; Analysis and Synthesis of Regulator Networks in Terms of Feedback Circuits; Properties Emerging from Sensorimotor Interfaces: Interaction Between Experimentation and Modeling in Neurosciences; Neuronal Synchrony and Cognitive Functions; About Biology and Subjectivity in Psychiatry; Self-Organization and Meaning in Immunology; Kant and the Intuitions of Self-Organization
Summary
Self-organization constitutes one of the most important theoretical debates in contemporary life sciences. This book explores the relevance of the concept of self-organization and its impact on such scientific fields as: immunology, neurosciences, ecology and theories of evolution. The themes of teleology and emergence are also analyzed
