Top-down causation and emergence

Ellis, G. F. R. (2012). Top-down causation and emergence: Some comments on mechanisms. Interface Focus, 2(1), 126-140.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

2012

DOI

10.1098/rsfs.2011.0062

Link

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2011.0062

Cited from

philosophy

Cited by

1 citation across 1 artifact.

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Primes

• Downward Causation
  • Multilevel selection (group-level selection affecting gene-level frequencies) involves downward causation at the group level.

    This sourceDistinguishes five classes of top-down influence; supports D19-086 (interlevel-causation mechanisms in physics and biology).

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