Biological Complexity and Integrative Pluralism (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology) - Softcover

Mitchell, Sandra D.

 
9780521520799: Biological Complexity and Integrative Pluralism (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521520797 ISBN 13: 9780521520799
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

This fine collection of essays by a leading philosopher of science presents a defence of integrative pluralism as the best description for the complexity of scientific inquiry today. The tendency of some scientists to unify science by reducing all theories to a few fundamental laws of the most basic particles that populate our universe is ill-suited to the biological sciences, which study multi-component, multi-level, evolved complex systems. This integrative pluralism is the most efficient way to understand the different and complex processes - historical and interactive - that generate biological phenomena. This book will be of interest to students and professionals in the philosophy of science.

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Book Description

This fine collection of essays by a leading philosopher of science presents a defence of integrative pluralism as the best description for the complexity of scientific inquiry today. This book will be of interest to students and professionals in the philosophy of science.

Synopsis

This fine collection of essays by a leading philosopher of science presents a defence of integrative pluralism as the best description for the complexity of scientific inquiry today. The tendency of some scientists to unify science by reducing all theories to a few fundamental laws of the most basic particles that populate our universe is ill-suited to the biological sciences, which study multi-component, multi-level, evolved complex systems. This integrative pluralism is the most efficient way to understand the different and complex processes - historical and interactive - that generate biological phenomena. This book will be of interest to students and professionals in the philosophy of science.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521520797
ISBN 13 
9780521520799
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
262

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