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Why do new things happen? Boyle answers through consideration of a conceptual history of the new, logical formalization of how novelty occurs, discussion of the relevance of novelty to scientific questions surrounding Earth, life and consciousness, and integrative reading of the respective philosophies of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Martin Heidegger.

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Preface Acknowledgments Chapter Summaries Prelude: Recurrence and Recombination A Formal Abstract Scheme for Novelty Theoretical Considerations Relating To Real Instances of Novelty during the History of Life on Earth Novelty, Meaningful Language Subjectivity and Time: A Comparative Reading of Selected Works by Ludwig Wittgenstein and Martin Heidegger

Natural Novelty The Newness Manifest in Existence

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      Publisher: University Press of America
      Publication Date: 12/15/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780761867081, 978-0761867081
      ISBN10: 0761867082

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Why do new things happen? Boyle answers through consideration of a conceptual history of the new, logical formalization of how novelty occurs, discussion of the relevance of novelty to scientific questions surrounding Earth, life and consciousness, and integrative reading of the respective philosophies of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Martin Heidegger.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Acknowledgments Chapter Summaries Prelude: Recurrence and Recombination A Formal Abstract Scheme for Novelty Theoretical Considerations Relating To Real Instances of Novelty during the History of Life on Earth Novelty, Meaningful Language Subjectivity and Time: A Comparative Reading of Selected Works by Ludwig Wittgenstein and Martin Heidegger

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