Everything flows towards a processual philosophy of biology

Against the traditional view of the living world as fundamentally composed of enduring things, this work argues for the radical alternative that it essentially consists of processes. Biology is the study of the processes that constitute living beings, and the things biologists study ultimately deriv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores Corporativos: University of Exeter (-), Process Philosophy of Biology
Otros Autores: NIcholson, Daniel J., editor (editor), Dupré, John, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press 2018.
Edición:First edition
Colección:Open Research Library ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Against the traditional view of the living world as fundamentally composed of enduring things, this work argues for the radical alternative that it essentially consists of processes. Biology is the study of the processes that constitute living beings, and the things biologists study ultimately derive their existence from more basic processes.--
Notas:"The majority of the papers herein originated at the workshop 'Process Philosophy of Biology' ... held in Exeter in November 2014"--Page vii.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico (xv, 386 p.) : il. col. y n.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9780191085178
9780191824685