More Than Life Itself
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More Than Life Itself
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Author : A. H. Louie
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2009
More Than Life Itself written by A. H. Louie and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Biological systems categories.
A. H. Louie's More Than Life Itself is an exploratory journey in relational biology, a study of life in terms of the organization of entailment relations in living systems. This book represents a synergy of the mathematical theories of categories, lattices, and modelling, and the result is a synthetic biology that provides a characterization of life. Biology extends physics. Life is not a specialization of mechanism, but an expansive generalization of it. Organisms and machines share some common features, but organisms are not machines. Life is defined by a relational closure that places it beyond the reach of physicochemical and mechanistic dogma, outside the reductionistic universe, and into the realm of impredicativity. Function dictates structure. Complexity brings forth living beings.
Life Itself
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Author : Roger Ebert
language : en
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Release Date : 2011-09-13
Life Itself written by Roger Ebert and has been published by Grand Central Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Named one of the 100 greatest film books of all time by The Hollywood Reporter, this singular, warm-hearted, inspiring look at life itself is "the best thing Mr. Ebert has ever written" (Janet Maslin, New York Times). "To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out." Roger Ebert was the best-known film critic of his time. He began reviewing films for the Chicago Sun-Times in1967, and was the first film critic ever to win a Pulitzer Prize. He appeared on television for four decades. In 2006, complications from thyroid cancer treatment resulted in the loss of his abi)lity to eat, drink, or speak. But with the loss of his voice, Ebert became a more prolific and influential writer. And in Life Itself he told the full, dramatic story of his life and career. In this candid, personal history, Ebert chronicled it all: his loves, losses, and obsessions; his struggle and recovery from alcoholism; his marriage; his politics; and his spiritual beliefs. He wrote about his years at the Sun-Times, his colorful newspaper friends, and his life-changing collaboration with Gene Siskel. He shared his insights into movie stars and directors like John Wayne and Martin Scorsese. This is a story that only Roger Ebert could tell, filled with the same deep insight, dry wit, and sharp observations that his readers have long cherished,
Life Itself
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Author : Robert Rosen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Life Itself written by Robert Rosen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Philosophy categories.
Why are living things alive? As a theoretical biologist, Robert Rosen saw this as the most fundamental of all questions-and yet it had never been answered satisfactorily by science. The answers to this question would allow humanity to make an enormous leap forward in our understanding of the principles at work in our world. For centuries, it was believed that the only scientific approach to the question "What is life?" must proceed from the Cartesian metaphor (organism as machine). Classical approaches in science, which also borrow heavily from Newtonian mechanics, are based on a process called "reductionism." The thinking was that we can better learn about an intricate, complicated system (like an organism) if we take it apart, study the components, and then reconstruct the system-thereby gaining an understanding of the whole. However, Rosen argues that reductionism does not work in biology and ignores the complexity of organisms. Life Itself, a landmark work, represents the scientific and intellectual journey that led Rosen to question reductionism and develop new scientific approaches to understanding the nature of life. Ultimately, Rosen proposes an answer to the original question about the causal basis of life in organisms. He asserts that renouncing the mechanistic and reductionistic paradigm does not mean abandoning science. Instead, Rosen offers an alternate paradigm for science that takes into account the relational impacts of organization in natural systems and is based on organized matter rather than on particulate matter alone. Central to Rosen's work is the idea of a "complex system," defined as any system that cannot be fully understood by reducing it to its parts. In this sense, complexity refers to the causal impact of organization on the system as a whole. Since both the atom and the organism can be seen to fit that description, Rosen asserts that complex organization is a general feature not just of the biosphere on Earth-but of the universe itself.
The Feeling Of Life Itself
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Author : Christof Koch
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2019-10-01
The Feeling Of Life Itself written by Christof Koch and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-01 with Science categories.
A thought-provoking argument that consciousness—more widespread than previously assumed—is the feeling of being alive, not a type of computation or a clever hack In The Feeling of Life Itself, Christof Koch offers a straightforward definition of consciousness as any subjective experience, from the most mundane to the most exalted—the feeling of being alive. Psychologists study which cognitive operations underpin a given conscious perception. Neuroscientists track the neural correlates of consciousness in the brain, the organ of the mind. But why the brain and not, say, the liver? How can the brain—three pounds of highly excitable matter, a piece of furniture in the universe, subject to the same laws of physics as any other piece—give rise to subjective experience? Koch argues that what is needed to answer these questions is a quantitative theory that starts with experience and proceeds to the brain. In The Feeling of Life Itself, Koch outlines such a theory, based on integrated information. Koch describes how the theory explains many facts about the neurology of consciousness and how it has been used to build a clinically useful consciousness meter. The theory predicts that many, and perhaps all, animals experience the sights and sounds of life; consciousness is much more widespread than conventionally assumed. Contrary to received wisdom, however, Koch argues that programmable computers will not have consciousness. Even a perfect software model of the brain is not conscious. Its simulation is fake consciousness. Consciousness is not a special type of computation—it is not a clever hack. Consciousness is about being.
I Am Life Itself
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Author : Unmani Liza Hyde
language : en
Publisher: Non-Duality Books
Release Date : 2005-10
I Am Life Itself written by Unmani Liza Hyde and has been published by Non-Duality Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
It is rare to find a young woman writing in this field; it is rarer still to find such a fresh yet authoritative expression of that which always and already is, from which there is no escape and yet which is so often overlooked, even (or especially) in the seeking of it. This book is a pleasure to read. It avoids the well-worn Advaita quotes and clichs and with great sweetness and clarity points directly to What I am. "Unmani writes clearly, fluently and comprehensively about the different aspects and perceptions that arise. There is a continuous and unrelenting theme running through the whole work which can bring the reader to the simple aliveness of timeless being." Tony Parsons author of The Open Secret, As It IS and All There is.
The End Of The World
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Author : Marcia Sa Cavalcante Schuback
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2017-03-29
The End Of The World written by Marcia Sa Cavalcante Schuback and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-29 with Philosophy categories.
The 'end of the world' opens up philosophical questions concerning the very notion of the world, which is a fundamental element of all existential, phenomenological and hermeneutical philosophy. Is the 'end of the world' for us 'somebody's' death (the end of 'being-in-the-world') or the extinction of many or of all (the end of the world itself)? Is the erosion of the 'world' a phenomenon that does not in fact affect the notion of the world as a fundamental feature of all existential-ontological inquiry? This volume examines the present state of these concerns in philosophy, film and literature. It presents a philosophical hermeneutics of the present state of the world and explores the principal questions of the philosophical accounts of the end of the world, such as finality and finitude. It also shows how literature and cinema have ventured to express the end of the world while asking if a consequent expression of the end of the world is also an end of its expression.
The Politics Of Life Itself
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Author : Nikolas Rose
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2007
The Politics Of Life Itself written by Nikolas Rose and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Political Science categories.
But today normality itself is open to medical modification.
Truthfulsayings
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Author : Siyanda Mquqwana
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2011-12-20
Truthfulsayings written by Siyanda Mquqwana and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-20 with Self-Help categories.
This is a book about how to live according to your nature, respecting Nature, others and yourself while living in the moment. The author takes on the monumental task of defining life, consciousness, enlightenment and the elusive fountain of youth. The reader is taken on an introspective and philosophical journey within, during which age old questions are answered in a simple and easy to understand manner. This book shines a light on the individual and explores the power of the right intention as represented in the right thought and heard in the right speech before it is seen in the right action that shapes not just the individual but also the world. The role of individual consciousness in shaping universal consciousness is touched upon and an easy to follow step by step approach is provided such that the reader is not only provided with the "what" and the "how" but also with the "why" as some questions are left unanswered in a tantalizing manner that leaves you searching for more...
Life Itself
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Author : Boyce Rensberger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Life Itself written by Boyce Rensberger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Medical categories.
Veteran science writer Boyce Rensberger takes readers to the front lines of cell research with some of the brightest investigators in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology. He maintains that the solutions to the most pressing challenges facing scientists today will be found in the innermost workings of the cell. 52 illustrations.
Bradshaw S Journal
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1843
Bradshaw S Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1843 with categories.