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Topics in the Philosophy of Biology
(Edited By Grene, Marjorie; Mendelsohn, Everett)
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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. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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
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
Reidel Publishing Company
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
454
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027705969
SKU
KTS0036114
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