Philosophy of Biology Before Biology Contributor(s): Bognon-Küss, Cécilia (Editor), Wolfe, Charles T. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0367661624 ISBN-13: 9780367661625 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2020 |
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BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Science |
Dewey: 570.1 |
Physical Information: (0.73 lbs) 220 pages |
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Publisher Description: The use of the term "biology" to refer to a unified science of life emerged around 1800 (most prominently by scientists such as Lamarck and Treviranus, although scholarship has indicated its usage at least 30-40 years earlier). The interplay between philosophy and natural science has also accompanied the constitution of biology as a science. Philosophy of Biology Before Biology examines biological and protobiological writings from the mid-eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century (from Buffon to Cuvier; Kant to Oken; and Kielmeyer) with two major sets of questions in mind:
This insightful volume produces a fresh but also systematic perspective both on the history of biology as a science and on the early versions of, in the 1960s in a post-positivist context, the philosophy of biology. It will appeal to students and researchers interested in fields such as history of science, philosophy of science and biology. |