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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Building the world out of information and computation

is God a programmer, not a mathematician?

Gregory J. Chaitin

pp. 431-438

Abstract

We discuss the ideas of Leibniz on complexity and developments three centuries later. Among the topics considered: What is an appropriate mathematical framework for thinking about biology? We propose studying the evolution of mutating software. Originally presented at a Turin meeting Leibniz's Visions Three Centuries After.

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Published in:

Wuppuluri Shyam, Doria Francisco Antonio (2018) The map and the territory: exploring the foundations of science, thought and reality. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 431-438

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72478-2_24

Full citation:

Chaitin Gregory J. (2018) „Building the world out of information and computation: is God a programmer, not a mathematician?“, In: S. Wuppuluri & F.A. Doria (eds.), The map and the territory, Dordrecht, Springer, 431–438.