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Ideas for Hermarchus, S.Mumford/R.Lill Anjum and Andrew Bowie

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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 7. Emergent Properties
Weak emergence is just unexpected, and strong emergence is beyond all deduction [Mumford/Anjum]
     Full Idea: We can say that a phenomenon is 'weakly emergent' when it is unexpected, and 'strongly emergent' when it is not deducible even in principle.
     From: S.Mumford/R.Lill Anjum (Getting Causes from Powers [2011], 4.3)
     A reaction: [compression of Chalmers 2006:244] I don't find emergence very interesting, since weak emergence surrounds us all day long, and is the glory of the world, and strong emergence is (I believe) nonsense.