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| Publisher | Routledge |
| ISBN 13 | 9781138652873 |
| ISBN 10 | 1138652873 |
| Book 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: What were the distinctive conceptual features of the move toward biology as a science? What were the relations and differences between the "philosophical" focus on the nature of living entities, and the "scientific" focus? 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. |
| About the Author | Cecilia Bognon-Küss is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Paris 7 ('Who am I?' Labex). Charles T. Wolfe is a researcher in the Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Cecilia Bognon-Kuss |
| Editor | Charles T. Wolfe |
| Edition Number | 1st Edition |
| Publication Date | 12-Feb-19 |
| Number of Pages | 232 |
Philosophy Of Biology Before Biology hardcover english - 12-Feb-19
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