Biological Complexity and Integrative Pluralism |
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| Author:
| Mitchell, Sandra D. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-52079-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2003 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $66.95 |
Book Description:
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This fine collection of essays by a leading philosopher of science presents a defense of integrative pluralism as the best description for the complexity of scientific inquiry today. The tendency of some scientists to unify science by reducing all theories to a few fundamental laws of the most basic particles that populate our universe is ill-suited to the biological sciences, which study multi-component, multi-level, evolved complex systems. This book will be of interest to students...
More DescriptionThis fine collection of essays by a leading philosopher of science presents a defense of integrative pluralism as the best description for the complexity of scientific inquiry today. The tendency of some scientists to unify science by reducing all theories to a few fundamental laws of the most basic particles that populate our universe is ill-suited to the biological sciences, which study multi-component, multi-level, evolved complex systems. This book will be of interest to students and professionals in the philosophy of science