Tools

LEADER 03270cam a22004814a 4500

001 ocn237047985;

003 OCoLC;

005 20141212012547.0;

008 080714s2009 maua b 001 0 eng ;

010 a| 2008031061;

015 a| GBA9008342| bnb;

016 7 a| 0148643302| Uk;

020 a| 9780262113212 (hard cover : alk. paper);

020 a| 026211321X (hard cover : alk. paper);

035 a| (Sirsi) o237047985;

035 a| (OCoLC)237047985;

049 a| EREE;

050 00 a| QH331b| .F897 2009;

082 00 a| 570.12| 22;

245 00 a| Functions in biological and artificial worlds :b| comparative philosophical perspectives /c| edited by Ulrich Krohs and Peter Kroes.;

300 a| x, 302 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Vienna series in theoretical biology;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Philosophical perspectives on organismic and artifactual functions / Ulrich Krohs and Peter Kroes -- Bridging functions of organisms and artifacts -- Changing the mission of theories of teleology : dos and don'ts for thinking about function / Mark Perlman -- Biological and cultural proper functions in comparative perspective / Beth Preston -- How biological, cultural, and intended functions combine / Françoise Longy -- On unification : taking technical functions as objective (and biological functions as subjective) / Pieter E. Vermaas -- Functions and normativity -- Functions and norms / Peter McLaughlin -- The inherent normativity of functions in biology and technology / Maarten Franssen -- Conceptual conservatism : the case of normative functions / Paul Sheldon Davies -- Ecological restoration : from functional descriptions to normative prescriptions / Andrew Light -- Functions and classification -- Being for : a philosophical hypothesis about the structure of functional knowledge / Giacomo Romano -- Realism and artifact kinds / Marzia Soavi -- A device-oriented definition of functions of artifacts and its perspectives / Yoshinobu Kitamura and Riichiro Mizoguchi -- Evolutionary perspectives -- The open border : two cases of concept transfer from organisms to artifacts / Wybo Houkes -- Innovation and population / Tim Lewens -- The cost of modularity / Ulrich Krohs -- Technical artifacts, engineering practice, and emergence / Peter Kroes.;

650 0 a| Biologyx| Philosophy.=| ^A7648;

650 0 a| Technologyx| Philosophy.=| ^A31008;

700 1 a| Krohs, Ulrich.=| ^A796774;

700 1 a| Kroes, Peter,d| 1950-=| ^A157435;

830 0 a| Vienna series in theoretical biology.=| ^A691420;

994 a| 92b| ERE;

910 a| PromptCat;

938 a| Baker and Taylorb| BTCPn| BK0007971123;

938 a| YBP Library Servicesb| YANKn| 2910515;

938 a| Blackwell Book Serviceb| BBUSn| R2766159c| $50.00;

980 a| 2009-03-05b| 50d| 0e| 42f| 644838g| 30372013097388h| 40016431512i| QH 331 .F897 2009;

596 a| 1;

998 a| 1459280;

999 a| QH331 .F897 2009w| LCc| 1i| 30372013097388d| 3/27/2009l| JGESm| JOYNERr| Ys| Yt| JGESBKu| 3/16/2009x| BOOKz| JSTACKSo| .STAFF. 0;

Functions in biological and artificial worlds : comparative philosophical perspectives / edited by Ulrich Krohs and Peter Kroes.

Other author	Krohs, Ulrich.
Other author	Kroes, Peter, 1950-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2009.
Description	x, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Biology--Philosophy. Technology--Philosophy.

Series	Vienna series in theoretical biology Vienna series in theoretical biology. ^A691420
Contents	Introduction -- Philosophical perspectives on organismic and artifactual functions / Ulrich Krohs and Peter Kroes -- Bridging functions of organisms and artifacts -- Changing the mission of theories of teleology : dos and don'ts for thinking about function / Mark Perlman -- Biological and cultural proper functions in comparative perspective / Beth Preston -- How biological, cultural, and intended functions combine / Françoise Longy -- On unification : taking technical functions as objective (and biological functions as subjective) / Pieter E. Vermaas -- Functions and normativity -- Functions and norms / Peter McLaughlin -- The inherent normativity of functions in biology and technology / Maarten Franssen -- Conceptual conservatism : the case of normative functions / Paul Sheldon Davies -- Ecological restoration : from functional descriptions to normative prescriptions / Andrew Light -- Functions and classification -- Being for : a philosophical hypothesis about the structure of functional knowledge / Giacomo Romano -- Realism and artifact kinds / Marzia Soavi -- A device-oriented definition of functions of artifacts and its perspectives / Yoshinobu Kitamura and Riichiro Mizoguchi -- Evolutionary perspectives -- The open border : two cases of concept transfer from organisms to artifacts / Wybo Houkes -- Innovation and population / Tim Lewens -- The cost of modularity / Ulrich Krohs -- Technical artifacts, engineering practice, and emergence / Peter Kroes.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2008031061
ISBN	9780262113212 (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN	026211321X (hard cover : alk. paper)

Availability

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	QH331 .F897 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold

Functions in biological and artificial worlds : comparative philosophical perspectives / edited by Ulrich Krohs and Peter Kroes.

Click here for more information about this title

Availability