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emergence

A philosophical theory of the early 20th century postulating that life ‘emerges’ or ‘grows naturally’ out of matter, mind emerges out of life, and God emerges from mind.

It was propounded by C Lloyd Morgan (1852-1936), Samuel Alexander, and C D Broad.


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Since its founding, SFI has devoted itself to creating a new kind of scientific research community, focusing on emergent behavior and pattern formation in science.
 
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