Origin(s) of Design in Nature

Origin(s) of Design in Nature is a collection of over 40 articles from prominent researchers in the life physical and social sciences medicine and the philosophy of science that all address the philosophical and scientific question of how design emerged in the natural world. The volume offers a large variety of perspectives on the design debate including progressive accounts from artificial life embryology complexity cosmology theology and the philosophy of biology. This book is volume 23 of the series Cellular Origin Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology. www.springer.com/series/5775