Mapping the future of biology : evolving concepts and theories / editors, Anouk Barberousse, Michel Morange, Thomas Pradeu.

Other author Barberousse, Anouk.
Other author Morange, Michel.
Other author Pradeu, Thomas.
Format Book
Publication Info[Dordrecht] : Springer, ©2009.
Descriptionxi, 173 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesBoston studies in the philosophy of science ; 266
Boston studies in the philosophy of science v. 266. ^A4758
Contents Articulating different modes of explanation : the present boundary in biological research / Michel Morange -- Compromising positions : the minding of matter / Susan Oyama -- Abstractions, idealizations, and evolutionary biology / Peter Godfrey-Smith -- The adequacy of model systems for evo-devo : modeling the formation of organisms/modeling the formation of society / Scott F. Gilbert -- Niche construction in evolution, ecosystems and developmental biology / John Odling-Smee -- Novelty, plasticity and niche construction : the influence of phenotypic variation on evolution / Kim Sterelny -- The evolution of complexity / Mark A. Bedau -- Self-organization, self-assembly, and the origin of life / Evelyn Fox Keller -- Self-organization and complexity in evolutionary theory, or, in this life the bread always falls jammy side down / Michael Ruse.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008942095
ISBN9781402096358 (hbk.)
ISBN1402096356 (hbk.)
ISBN1402096364 (e-book)
ISBN9781402096365 (e-book)

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Joyner General Stacks QH331 .M366 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold