The Fractal Self: Science, Philosophy, and the Evolution of Human Cooperation

by John L Culliney, John L. Culliney, David Jones

Book Overview

Our universe, science reveals, began in utter simplicity, then evolved into burgeoning complexity. Starting with subatomic particles, dissimilar entities formed associations--binding, bonding, growing, branching, catalyzing, cooperating--as "self" joined "other" following universal laws with names such as gravity, chemical attraction, and natural selection. Ultimately life arose in a world of dynamic organic chemistry, and complexity exploded with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824879309
• ISBN13: 9780824879303
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"