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Wireless Philosophy

Course: Wireless Philosophy > Unit 2

Lesson 1: Metaphysics

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Metaphysics: Emergence

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In this Wireless Philosophy video, Paul Humphreys (University of Virginia) introduces the concept of emergence. Emergence occurs when features of the world are not reducible to arrangements of fundamental entities.

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Posted 3 months ago. Direct link to milohperez800's post “Our understanding of Onto...”
Our understanding of Ontological Emergence and and the Vacuum Principal Of Super Densities give us a greater perspective of ecology and ethics witch can reduce the impedence to communication between citizens populence in our city states. Do you see this happening today and if so how?
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