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Complexity and collapse: towards a systems view of society

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Andrew Mitchell

This paper was presented on the 17th April 2013 at the Research Seminars in Critical Thought seminar series which took place at the University of Brighton. Some minor modifications were made to its form during its presentation, the content however … Continue reading →

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Can biology really be reduced to chemistry?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Andrew Mitchell

I recently posted a question on Facebook with the aim of deducing what distinguishes biology from chemistry with regards to reductionism, more specifically whether biology is just an abstracted form of chemistry or whether biology has within it a kernel … Continue reading →

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