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Author Prigogine, I. (Ilya)

Title Is future given? / Ilya Prigogine
Published River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 145 pages) : illustrations (2), portraits
Contents Ilya Prigogine and the International Solvay Institutes for Physics and Chemistry / Ioannis Antoniou -- Is future given? Changes in our description of nature / Ilya Prigogine's lecture at the National Technical University of Athens -- Laws of nature and time symmetry breaking / I. Prigogine and I. Antoniou -- Time in non-equilibrium physics / discussion of Ilya Prigogine with Theodore Christidis -- Time in the epistemology of complexity / discussion of Ilya Prigogine with Ioannis Zisis -- Internet and Life / discussion of Ilya Prigogine with Maria Adamidou -- Epilogue / Ioannis Antoniou -- References -- In memorium: farewell to Ilya Prigogine / Ioannis Antoniou -- Curriculum vitae of Ilya Prigogine
Summary After discussing the fundamental problems of current science and other philosophic concepts, beginning with controversies between Heraclitus and Parmenides, this book launches into a message of great hope: the future has not been determined
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-90)
Includes bibliography of Prigogine's writings: pages 108-145
Notes Print version record
Subject Prigogine, I. (Ilya) -- Interviews
SUBJECT Prigogine, I. (Ilya) fast
Subject Space and time.
Chaotic behavior in systems.
Science -- Philosophy.
Self-organizing systems.
Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics.
Forecasting.
Biocomplexity.
Forecasting
SCIENCE -- Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Self-organizing systems
Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics
Forecasting
Biocomplexity
Chaotic behavior in systems
Science -- Philosophy
Space and time
Toekomstverwachtingen.
Indeterminisme.
Genre/Form Interviews
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789812775382
9812775382
1281928100
9781281928108