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  • Biological Autonomy

    A Philosophical and Theoretical Enquiry

    de Alvaro Moreno, Matteo Mossio ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Since Darwin, Biology has been framed on the idea of evolution by natural selection, which has profoundly influenced the scientific and philosophical comprehension of biological phenomena and of our place in Nature. This book argues that contemporary biology should progress towards and revolve around an even more fundamental idea, that of autonomy. Biological autonomy describes living organisms as ... Leer más

    $107.99 USD

  • Organization in Biology

    Edición de Matteo Mossio ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This open access book assesses the prospects of (re)adopting organization as a pivotal concept in biology. It shows how organization can nourish biological thinking and practice, by reconnecting with the idea of biology as the science of organized systems. The book provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art picture of the characterizations and uses of the concept of organization in both biological ... Leer más

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  • Chance in Evolution

    Edición de Grant Ramsey, Charles H. Pence ...
    This illuminating volume explores the effects of chance on evolution, covering diverse perspectives from scientists, philosophers, and historians.The evolution of species, from single-celled organisms to multicellular animals and plants, is the result of a long and highly chancy history. But how profoundly has chance shaped life on earth? And what, precisely, do we mean by chance? Bringing ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Context Changes Everything

    How Constraints Create Coherence

    de Alicia Juarrero ...
    From the influential author of Dynamics in Action, how the concepts of constraints provide a way to rethink relationships, opening the way to intentional, meaningful causation.Grounding her work in the problem of causation, Alicia Juarrero challenges previously held beliefs that only forceful impacts are causes. Constraints, she claims, bring about effects as well, and they enable the emergence of ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • What Darwin Got Wrong

    de Jerry Fodor, Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini ...
    A philosopher and a cognitive scientist "challenge Darwinism more effectively than the entire creationist/intelligent design movement has" ( Booklist )."A trenchant, entertaining assault on the very basis of contemporary evolutionary theory."―Kenan Malik, Literary Review (UK)What Darwin Got Wrong is a remarkable book, one that dares to challenge... ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection

    de Peter Godfrey-Smith ...
    In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called "natural selection," a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success. He argued that this mechanism was the key to explaining the most puzzling features of the natural world, and science and philosophy were changed forever as a result. The exact nature of the Darwinian process has been controversial ever since ... Leer más

    $42.29 USD

  • Philosophy of Biology

    de Peter Godfrey-Smith ...
    Series series Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy
    An essential introduction to the philosophy of biologyThis is a concise, comprehensive, and accessible introduction to the philosophy of biology written by a leading authority on the subject. Geared to philosophers, biologists, and students of both, the book provides sophisticated and innovative coverage of the central topics and many of the latest developments in the field. Emphasizing ... Leer más

    $28.79 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Science

    Edición de Paul Humphreys ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    This handbook provides both an overview of state-of-the-art scholarship in philosophy of science, as well as a guide to new directions in the discipline. Section I contains broad overviews of the main lines of research and the state of established knowledge in six principal areas of the discipline, including computational, physical, biological, psychological and social sciences, as well as general ... Leer más

    $55.79 USD

  • The Cognitive Science of Science

    Explanation, Discovery, and Conceptual Change

    de Paul Thagard ...
    A cognitive science perspective on scientific development, drawing on philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and computational modeling.Many disciplines, including philosophy, history, and sociology, have attempted to make sense of how science works. In this book, Paul Thagard examines scientific development from the interdisciplinary perspective of cognitive science. Cognitive science combines ... Leer más

    $34.99 USD

  • The Third Lens

    Metaphor and the Creation of Modern Cell Biology

    de Andrew S. Reynolds ...
    Does science aim at providing an account of the world that is literally true or objectively true? Understanding the difference requires paying close attention to metaphor and its role in science. In The Third Lens, Andrew S. Reynolds argues that metaphors, like microscopes and other instruments, are a vital tool in the construction of scientific knowledge and explanations of how the world works. ... Leer más

    $15.19 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Understanding Perspectivism

    Scientific Challenges and Methodological Prospects

    Edición de Michela Massimi, Casey D. McCoy ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science
    This edited collection is the first of its kind to explore the view called perspectivism in philosophy of science. The book brings together an array of essays that reflect on the methodological promises and scientific challenges of perspectivism in a variety of fields such as physics, biology, cognitive neuroscience, and cancer research, just as a few examples. What are the advantages of using a ... Leer más

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  • When Maps Become the World

    de Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther ...
    Map making and, ultimately, map thinking is ubiquitous across literature, cosmology, mathematics, psychology, and genetics. We partition, summarize, organize, and clarify our world via spatialized representations. Our maps and, more generally, our representations seduce and persuade; they build and destroy. They are the ultimate record of empires and of our evolving comprehension of our world.This ... Leer más

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