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Holism and Reductionism in Biology and Ecology
Rick C. Looijen
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Paperback. Series: Episteme. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PSAF; PSAJ; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 647.
Holism and reductionism are traditionally seen as incompatible views or approaches to nature. Here Looijen argues that they should rather be seen as mutually dependent and hence co-operating research programmes. He sheds some interesting new light on the emergence thesis, its relation to the reduction thesis, and on the role and status of functional explanations in biology. He discusses several examples of reduction in both biology and ecology, showing the mutual dependence of holistic and reductionist research programmes. Ecologists are offered separate chapters, clarifying some major, yet highly and controversial ecological ... Read more
Holism and reductionism are traditionally seen as incompatible views or approaches to nature. Here Looijen argues that they should rather be seen as mutually dependent and hence co-operating research programmes. He sheds some interesting new light on the emergence thesis, its relation to the reduction thesis, and on the role and status of functional explanations in biology. He discusses several examples of reduction in both biology and ecology, showing the mutual dependence of holistic and reductionist research programmes. Ecologists are offered separate chapters, clarifying some major, yet highly and controversial ecological ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Episteme
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048153640
SKU
V9789048153640
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