Morowitz, H. J. (2002). The emergence of everything. How the world became complex. Oxford University Press. New York.

Índex

1. The emergence of emergence
2. Ideas of emergence
3. The twenty-eight steps
4. The first emergence: The primordium- Why is there something rather then nothing?
5. The second step: Making a nonuniform universe
6. The emergence of stars
7. The periodic table
8. Planetary accretion: the solar system
9. Planetary structure
10. The geosferes
11. The emergence of metabolism
12. Cells
13. Cells with organelles
14. Multicellularity
15. The neuron
16. Animalness
17. Chordateness
18. Vertebrates
19. Crossing the geospheres: from fish to amphibians
20. Reptiles
21. Mammals
22. The niche
23. Arboreal mammals
24. Primates
25. The great apes
26. Hominization and competitive exclusion in hominids
27. Toolmaking
28. Language
29. Technology and urbanization
30. Philosophy
31. The spirit
32. Analyzing emergence
33. Athens and Jerusalem
34. Science and religion
35. The task ahead