Emergence
Unpredictable phenomenon in complex systems / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Emergence (disambiguation).
See also: Emergent (disambiguation), Irreducibility (disambiguation), Spontaneous order, and Self-organization
In philosophy, systems theory, science, and art, emergence occurs when a complex entity has properties or behaviors that its parts do not have on their own, and emerge only when they interact in a wider whole.
Emergence plays a central role in theories of integrative levels and of complex systems. For instance, the phenomenon of life as studied in biology is an emergent property of chemistry and physics.
In philosophy, theories that emphasize emergent properties have been called emergentism.[1]