Life and Process: Towards a New Biophilosophy
The Cartesian metaphysical background of most contemporary bio-scientists limits their ability to understand the uniqueness of biological processes. The authors of this volume explore the viability of process ontology for increasing our understanding of core concepts of biology such as organism, evolution, and teleology. The book presents a new philosophical approach to several dimensions of the phenomenon of life.
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- Full title :Life and Process : Towards a New Biophilosophy.
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The Cartesian metaphysical background of most contemporary bio-scientists limits their ability to understand the uniqueness of biological processes. The authors of this volume explore the viability of process ontology for increasing our understanding of core concepts of biology such as organism, evolution, and teleology. The book presents a new philosophical approach to several dimensions of the phenomenon of life.
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- Publication Date:May 2014.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Walter De Gruyter Incorporated
- Place of Publication:Boston
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:May 2014.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (XIV, 322 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9783110352597, 3110352591, 9783110343267, 3110343266
- DOI:10.1515/9783110352597
- oclc:ocn893191806
- LC Classification:QH369
- Dewey Decimal:570.1
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