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Mapping the Future of Biology
. Ed(S): Barberousse, Anouk; Morange, Michel; Pradeu, Thomas
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Description for Mapping the Future of Biology
Paperback. Today's biology offers different approaches, and in appraising them, this reference compares their varied conceptual frameworks as it explores new research on a clarified conceptual basis. It includes debate on differing practice and theoretical attitudes. Editor(s): Barberousse, Anouk; Morange, Michel; Pradeu, Thomas. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PSAJ; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Carving Nature at its Joints? In order to map the future of biology we need to understand where we are and how we got there. Present day biology is the realization of the famous metaphor of the organism as a bete ˆ machine elaborated by Descartes in Part V of the Discours,a realization far beyond what anyone in the seventeenth century could have im- ined. Until the middle of the nineteenth century that machine was an articulated collection of macroscopic parts, a system of gears and levers moving gasses, solids, and liquids, and causing some parts of the machine to ... Read more
Carving Nature at its Joints? In order to map the future of biology we need to understand where we are and how we got there. Present day biology is the realization of the famous metaphor of the organism as a bete ˆ machine elaborated by Descartes in Part V of the Discours,a realization far beyond what anyone in the seventeenth century could have im- ined. Until the middle of the nineteenth century that machine was an articulated collection of macroscopic parts, a system of gears and levers moving gasses, solids, and liquids, and causing some parts of the machine to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
173
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048181759
SKU
V9789048181759
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Reviews for Mapping the Future of Biology
From the reviews: “This book includes an interesting collection of papers written by a group of first-rate philosophers and biologists. … This book is a success as it contains worthy contributions. … very valuable for the serious student of biology.” (Davide Vecchi, Metapsychology Online Reviews, February, 2010) “This book attempts a challenging integration of recent theoretical concepts in ... Read more