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Life and Process : Towards a New Biophilosophy, Hardcover by Koutroufinis, Sp...
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- Book Title
- Life and Process : Towards a New Biophilosophy
- ISBN
- 9783110343267
- Subject Area
- Philosophy, Science
- Publication Name
- Life and Process : Towards a New Biophilosophy
- Publisher
- DE Gruyter, Inc.
- Item Length
- 6.1 in
- Subject
- Life Sciences / General, Metaphysics, History & Surveys / Modern, Life Sciences / Biology
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Series
- Process Thought Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Weight
- 22 Oz
- Item Width
- 9.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
DE Gruyter, Inc.
ISBN-10
3110343266
ISBN-13
9783110343267
eBay Product ID (ePID)
202417374
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Life and Process : Towards a New Biophilosophy
Subject
Life Sciences / General, Metaphysics, History & Surveys / Modern, Life Sciences / Biology
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Science
Series
Process Thought Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
22 Oz
Item Length
6.1 in
Item Width
9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2014-009176
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Series Volume Number
26
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
570.1
Synopsis
Alfred North Whitehead is arguably the most original 20th-century philosopher of nature and metaphysics. In recent decades a number of physicists have produced ground-breaking new theories in fundamental physics influenced by his process philosophy. In contrast, few biologists are even aware that Whitehead's radical rethinking of the Cartesian assumptions implicit in 19th-century sciences might be relevant to their enterprise. This book seeks to fill this gap by exploring how Whitehead's process ontology might provide a new philosophical foundation for the biosciences of the 21st century. The central premise shared by all of the volume's authors is the idea that all living processes are irreducible processes. Each chapter focuses on assumptions implicit in some of the core concepts of biology- such as organism, evolution, information, and teleology - that play crucial explanatory roles in the biosciences, but as metaphysical concepts fall outside its purview. The authors each identify important shortcomings implicit in contemporary biological paradigms and show how an approach grounded in a process-oriented metaphysics can avoid them., Alfred North Whitehead is arguably the most original 20th-century philosopher of nature and metaphysics. In recent decades a number of physicists have produced ground-breaking new theories in fundamental physics influenced by his process philosophy. In contrast, few biologists are even aware that Whitehead's radical rethinking of the Cartesian assumptions implicit in 19th-century sciences might be relevant to their enterprise. This book seeks to fill this gap by exploring how Whitehead's process ontology might provide a new philosophical foundation for the biosciences of the 21st century. The central premise shared by all of the volume's authors is the idea that all living processes are irreducible processes. Each chapter focuses on assumptions implicit in some of the core concepts of biology - such as organism, evolution, information, and teleology - that play crucial explanatory roles in the biosciences, but as metaphysical concepts fall outside its purview. The authors each identify important shortcomings implicit in contemporary biological paradigms and show how an approach grounded in a process-oriented metaphysics can avoid them., Diese Reihe bietet ein Forum für interdisziplinäre und disziplinübergreifende Studien zur Analyse und Anwendung dynamischer Kategorien. Sie präsentiert innovative Beiträge zur Prozessontologie und Prozessmetaphysik sowie zu prozessbasierten Theorien aus unterschiedlichen Disziplinen., This series features philosophical, interdisciplinary, and cross-disciplinary research on the analysis and application of dynamic categories. It presents cutting-edge research in process ontology and process metaphysics, but also interdisciplinary studies and cross-disciplinary collections on process-geared theories, covering a wide spectrum of disciplines.
LC Classification Number
QH331.L5377 2014
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