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Mechanisms in Molecular Biology
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Mechanisms in Molecular Biology
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Tudor Baetu
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| Series | Elements in the Philosophy of Biology |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:100 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Philosophy of science
Molecular biology |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108742306
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| Classifications | Dewey:572.8 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises; 5 Line drawings, black and white
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
10 October 2019 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The new mechanistic philosophy is divided into two largely disconnected projects. One deals with a metaphysical inquiry into how mechanisms relate to issues such as causation, capacities and levels of organization, while the other deals with epistemic issues related to the discovery of mechanisms and the intelligibility of mechanistic representations. Tudor Baetu explores and explains these projects, and shows how the gap between them can be bridged. His proposed account is compatible both with the assumptions and practices of experimental design in biological research, and with scientifically accepted interpretations of experimental results.
Reviews'... philosophers will find a novel experimental perspective to add to the repertoire of characterizations of phenomena and mechanism. The book ends with a helpful recapitulation of the main points.' Lindley Darden, The Quarterly Review of Biology
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