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On the face of it, emergence is everywhere. At least, if by ‘emergence’ we mean the ubiquitous fact that most things possess properties which their constituents lack, then emergence is everywhere. The simplicity of this conception masks a great deal of complexity however.
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Seager, W. (2012). Overview. In: Natural Fabrications. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29599-7_1
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