This is a book about evolution from a post-Darwinian perspective. It recounts the core ideas of French philosopher Henri Bergson and his rediscovery and legacy in the poststructuralist critical philosophies of the 1960s, and explores the confluences of these ideas with those of complexity theory in environmental biology.
Table of Content
1. Introduction
2. Bergson’s Core Ideas
3. Bergson Redux
4. Systems Theory Grows Up
5. Durée Compléxe
6. Creative Emergence
About the author
David Kreps is a sociologist of technology and philosopher of science. He is Senior Editor of the journal
Information Technology and People, author of papers and conference presentations on social Information systems, and is editor of
Gramsci and Foucault: A Reassessment.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 238 ● ISBN 9781137412201 ● File size 2.0 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 4452795 ● Copy protection Social DRM