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Foundations of Biophilosophy

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Martin Mahner

    1. Institute of Zoology, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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  2. Mario Bunge

    1. Foundations & Philosophy of Science Unit, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Philosophical Fundamentals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Ontological Fundamentals

      • Martin Mahner, Mario Bunge
      Pages 3-50

    3. Semantical and Logical Fundamentals

      • Martin Mahner, Mario Bunge
      Pages 51-60

    4. Epistemological Fundamentals

      • Martin Mahner, Mario Bunge
      Pages 61-135

  3. Fundamental Issues in Biophilosophy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. Life

      • Martin Mahner, Mario Bunge
      Pages 139-169

    3. Ecology

      • Martin Mahner, Mario Bunge
      Pages 171-198

    4. Psychobiology

      • Martin Mahner, Mario Bunge
      Pages 199-212

    5. Systematics

      • Martin Mahner, Mario Bunge
      Pages 213-270

    6. Developmental Biology

      • Martin Mahner, Mario Bunge
      Pages 271-309

    7. Evolutionary Theory

      • Martin Mahner, Mario Bunge
      Pages 311-366

    8. Teleology

      • Martin Mahner, Mario Bunge
      Pages 367-376

    9. Concluding Remarks

      • Martin Mahner, Mario Bunge
      Pages 377-378

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 379-425
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About this book

Over the past three decades, the philosophy of biology has emerged from the shadow of the philosophy of physics to become a respectable and thriving philosophical subdiscipline. The authors take a fresh look at the life sciences and the philosophy of biology from a strictly realist and emergentist-naturalist perspective. They outline a unified and science-oriented philosophical framework that enables the clarification of many foundational and philosophical issues in biology. This book will be of interest both to life scientists and philosophers.

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"...admirably wide coverage of the subject." Nature
"...an extremely valuable, lucid and stimulating book. The authors have set the standard of biophilosophy." Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Zoology, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Martin Mahner

  • Foundations & Philosophy of Science Unit, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    Mario Bunge

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Foundations of Biophilosophy

  • Authors: Martin Mahner, Mario Bunge

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03368-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-61838-6Published: 20 May 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08276-4Published: 01 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03368-5Published: 14 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 427

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general, Biomedicine general, Philosophy, general

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