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Form and Transformation
Gerry Webster
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Description for Form and Transformation
hardcover. This 2007 book argues that biology needs a theory of biological form, and that this must be based on a generative theory of organisms. Num Pages: 303 pages, 52 b/w illus. 3 colour illus. BIC Classification: PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, in illustrated covers, no dj as issued
Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection fails to explain the forms of organisms because it focuses on inheritance and survival, not on how organisms are generated. The first part of this 2007 book (by Gerry Webster) looks critically of the conceptual structure of Darwinism and describes the limitation of the theory of evolution as a comprehensive biological theory, arguing that a theory of biological form is needed to understand the structure of organisms and their transformations as revealed in taxonomy. The second part of the book (by Brian Goodwin) explores such a theory in terms of organisms as developing ... Read more
Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection fails to explain the forms of organisms because it focuses on inheritance and survival, not on how organisms are generated. The first part of this 2007 book (by Gerry Webster) looks critically of the conceptual structure of Darwinism and describes the limitation of the theory of evolution as a comprehensive biological theory, arguing that a theory of biological form is needed to understand the structure of organisms and their transformations as revealed in taxonomy. The second part of the book (by Brian Goodwin) explores such a theory in terms of organisms as developing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
303
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521354516
SKU
KSG0036586
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Form and Transformation
"Anyone who has been puzzled by the sorts of views championed by the structuralists, ideal morphologists and rational empiricists should read Webster and Goodwin's Form and Transformation. You may not agree, but at least you will understand
and this is no small accomplishment." David L. Hull, Northwestern University "This book makes an important contribution to the paradigm shift." ... Read more
and this is no small accomplishment." David L. Hull, Northwestern University "This book makes an important contribution to the paradigm shift." ... Read more