Biological autonomy : a philosophical and theoretical enquiry / Alvaro Moreno, Matteo Mossio.
"Since Darwin, Biology has been framed on the idea of evolution by natural selection, which has profoundly influenced the scientific and philosophical comprehension of biological phenomena and of our place in Nature. This book argues that contemporary biology should progress towards and revolve...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; New York :
Springer,
[2015]
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| Series: | History, philosophy and theory of the life sciences ;
v. 12. |
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
Table of Contents:
- Constraints and Organisational Closure
- Biological Emergence and Inter-level Causation
- Teleology, Normativity and Functionality
- Agency
- Evolution: The Historical Dimension of Autonomy
- Organisms and Levels of Autonomy
- Cognition
- Opening Conclusions.