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Abstract
Complexity-nonlinear dynamics for my purposes in this essay-is rich with metaphysical and epistemological implications but is receiving sustained philosophical analysis only recently. I will explore some of the subtleties of causation and constraint in Rayleigh-Bénard convection as an example of a complex phenomenon, and extract some lessons for further philosophical reflection on top-down constraint and causation particularly with respect to causal foundationalism.Keywords: causation; contextual emergence; fluid dynamics; reduction
Year: 2011 PMID： 23386955 PMCID： PMC3262306 DOI： 10.1098/rsfs.2011.0065
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Interface Focus ISSN： 2042-8898 Impact factor: 3.906