Between Necessity and Probability

ISBN: 9783540204909

出版社: Springer Verlag

页数: 272

定价: $ 157.07

装帧: HRD

内容简介

Systematically explores the early origins and basic definition of life.Investigates the major theories of the origins of life in light of modern research with the aim of distinguishing between the necessary and the optional and between deterministic and random influences in the emergence of what we call life. Treats and views life as a cosmic phenomenon whose emergence and driving force should be viewed independently from its Earth-bound natural history. Synthesizes all the fundamental life-related developments in a comprehensive scenario, and makes the argument that understanding life in its broadest context requires a material-independent perspective that identifies its essential fingerprints