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What makes biology unique? : considerations on the autonomy of a scientific discipline
- Title
- What makes biology unique? : considerations on the autonomy of a scientific discipline / Ernst Mayr.
- Author
- Mayr, Ernst, 1904-2005.
- Publication
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QH331 .M375 2004 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 232 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- One of the major figure in 20th-century biology, Mayr (emeritus, Harvard U.) presents what he says will his last survey of controversial concepts in the profession. The traditional approach of the philosophy of science does not work well for biology, he argues, because it assumes biology is an exact science, which it is not; an empirical approach is better than a logical approach. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Science and sciences -- The autonomy of biology -- Teleology -- Analysis or reductionism -- Darwin's influence on modern thought -- Darwin's five theories of evolution -- Maturation of Darwinism -- Selection -- Do Thomas Kuhn's scientific revolutions take place? -- Another look at the species problem -- The origin of humans -- Are we alone in this vast universe?
- ISBN
- 0521841143
- 9780521841146
- LCCN
- 2004045888
- OCLC
- ocm64301723
- 64301723
- SCSB-9625541
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library