Approach Quote by Manuel De Landa

“Emergent properties can seem magical because they do not seem to arise from the component parts of a structure. [...] Thought [...] seems to…

— Steven J. Dick

“diverse, connected, interdependent entities whose behavior is determined by rules, which may adapt, but need not. The interactions of these entities often produce phenomena…

— Scott E. Page

I, and all the complex things around me, exist only because many things were assembled in a very precise way. The 'emergent' properties are…

— David Christian

“Emergence: A phenomenon where an interaction among objects at one level generates new types of objects at another level. The emergent characteristic requires a…

— Rich Jolly

Nature is capable of building complex structures by processes of self-organization; simplicity begets complexity.

— Victor J. Stenger

This spontaneous emergence of order at critical points of instability, which is often referred to simply as "emergence," is one of the hallmarks of…

— Fritjof Capra

One of the great breakthroughs of evolution theory is that you start with simple things and they will grow into complexity.

— Brian Eno

The general tendency of evolution is from structure to function, from bondage to freedom of the individual elements.

— Boris Sidis

“The term we use for the unanticipated result from these interactions is emergence. While not all interactions create emergent effects, when emergence does occur…

— Rich Jolly

...the emergent capabilities bursting forth from the revolutionary advances in the life sciences are about to make us the principal agent of evolution.

— Al Gore

The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is in principle capable of explaining the existence…

— Richard Dawkins

It is natural selection that gives direction to changes, orients chance, and slowly, progressively produces more complex structures, new organs, and new species. Novelties…

— Francois Jacob