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The philosophy of biology
James Johnstone
What is an organism, really, and how does it act in the world? James Johnstone builds a philosophy of biology from the conceptual world up, treating the organism as mechanism, then as something more, driven by a vital impetus. Thoughtful, rigorous, and searching. A deep inquiry into the nature of life and species. For readers who want biology to grapple with its biggest questions.
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33 chapters
- 1THE PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY
- 2INTRODUCTION
- 3CONTENTS
- 4CHAPTER I THE CONCEPTUAL WORLD
- 5CHAPTER II THE ORGANISM AS A MECHANISM
- 6CHAPTER III THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANISM
- 7CHAPTER IV THE VITAL IMPETUS
- 8CHAPTER V THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE SPECIES
- 9CHAPTER VI TRANSFORMISM
- 10CHAPTER VII THE MEANING OF EVOLUTION
- 11CHAPTER VIII THE ORGANIC AND THE INORGANIC
- 12APPENDIX MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL NOTIONS35
- 13INFINITY
- 14FUNCTIONALITY
- 15RATE OF VARIATION
- 16THE NOTION OF THE LIMIT
- 17FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS AND PROBABILITY
- 18MATTER
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