Gil Raz, "The Emergence of Daoism: Creation of Tradition "
English | ISBN: 0415778492 | 2012 | 304 pages | PDF | 3 MB
At the core of Daoism are ancient ideas concerning the Way, the fundamental process of existence (the Dao). Humans, as individuals and as a society, should be aligned with the Dao in order to attain the fullness of life and its potential. This book presents the history of early Daoism, tracing the development of the tradition between the first and the fifth centuries CE.

Emergence: From Chaos to Order By John H. Holland
1998 | 258 Pages | ISBN: 0198504098 | PDF | 27 MB
In Emergence, Holland demonstrates that a small number of rules of laws can generate systems of surprising complexity. Board games provide an ancient and direct example: Chess is defined by fewer than two dozen rules, but the myriad patterns that result lead to perpetual novelty and emergence. It took centuries of study to recognize certain patterns of play, such as the control of pawn formations. But once recognized, these patterns greatly enhance the possibility of winning the game. The discovery of similar patterns in other facets of our world opens the way to a deeper understanding of the complexity of life, answering such questions as: How does a fertilized egg program the development of a trillion-cell organism? How can we build human organizations that respond rapidly to change through innovation? Throughout the book, Holland compares different systems and models that exhibit emergence in the quest for common rules or laws.

The Emergence of Literature - An Archaeology of Modern Literary Theory PDF
pdf | 19.62 MB | N/A | Isbn:N/A | Author: Jacob Bittner; | Year: N/A