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. Ed(S): Grene, Marjorie; Mendelson, Everett - Topics in the Philosophy of Biology - 9789027705969 - V9789027705969
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Topics in the Philosophy of Biology

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Description for Topics in the Philosophy of Biology Paperback. Editor(s): Grene, Marjorie; Mendelson, Everett. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 467 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 760.
The philosophy of biology should move to the center of the philosophy of science - a place it has not been accorded since the time of Mach. Physics was the paradigm of science, and its shadow falls across con­ temporary philosophy of biology as well, in a variety of contexts: reduction, organization and system, biochemical mechanism, and the models of law and explanation which derive from the Duhem-Popper­ Hempel tradition. This volume, we think, offers ample evidence of how good contempo­ rary work in the philosophical understanding of biology has become. Marjorie Grene and Everett Mendelsohn aptly combine a deep ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
467
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
454
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027705969
SKU
V9789027705969
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