Weak emergence
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Weak emergence is a type of emergence
in which the emergent property is reducible to its individual constituents.
This is opposed to strong emergence
, in which the emergent property is irreducible to its individual constituents.
Emergence
In philosophy, systems theory, science, and art, emergence is the way complex systems and patterns arise out of a multiplicity of relatively simple interactions. Emergence is central to the theories of integrative levels and of complex systems....
in which the emergent property is reducible to its individual constituents.
This is opposed to strong emergence
Strong emergence
Strong emergence is a type of emergence in which the emergent property is irreducible to its individual constituents. Some philosophers have proposed that qualia and consciousness demonstrate strong emergence...
, in which the emergent property is irreducible to its individual constituents.