Determinism, Holism, and Complexity -

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Preface. Contributing Authors. Part I: Physics. Complexity and emergence of meaning; F.T. Arecchi. A geometric optics experiment to simulate the betatronic motion; A. Bazzani, et al. Some remarks on the arrow of time and the notion of information; V. Benci. How real is the quantum world?; M. Cini. Decoherence and classical behaviour in quantum mechanics; G. Dell'Antonio, et al. Scaling laws: microscopic and macroscopic behavior; R. Esposito. Measure of diffusion entropy of weak turbulence; L. Galeotti, et al. Complexity in physics of an adhesive tape; B. Giorgini, et al. Reflections about the time arrow; A. Lepschy. The big computer. Complexity and computability in physical universe; I. Licata. On the uniqueness or multiplicity of physical theories; C. Pellegrini. An interplay between determinism and one-parameter semigroups; S. Romanelli. From dynamical systems to complex systems; G. Turchetti. Part II: Biology. Shape and size in biology and medicine; V. Capasso. Assessment of the quality of waters and the environment; N. Ceccopieri, R. Banchetti. Synchronization of neocortical interneurons; S. Chillemi, et al. The fractal borderland; G. Damiani. Emergent properties and complexity for biological theories; P. Freguglia. Ignoring complex interactions in natural ecosystems; M. Giovannetti. A compression algorithm as a complexity measure on DNA sequences; G. Menconi. Reductionism and history: the biology between Scylla and Charybdis; R. Morchio. A characterization for a set of trinucleotides to be a circular code; G. Pirillo. Deterministic and random components of over time evolution; G. Pulina, et al. Toward creating life in a test tube; M. Rizzotti. Phylogenies and the new evolutionarysynthesis; F. Santini. Cell system complexity and biological evolution; M. Sar? Self-organization and prebiotic environment; S. Traverso. Part III: History and Philosophy of Science. James and Freud on physical determinism; P. Casini. Probabilistic aspects in George D. Berkhoff's work; L. Dell'Aglio. The metamorphosis of holism; E. Gagliasso. Early approaches to the management of complexity; A. Mill?n Gasca. The dignity of the natural sciences; P. Omodeo. Holism: some historical aspects; S. Procacci. Towards a history of complexity; T.M. Tonietti.