Agutter, Paul S.
Thinking about Life
Table of contents
1. What is Science?
2. Culture, Technology and Knowledge
3. Classical Roots
4. Mediaeval Views of the World
5. The Scientific Revolution
6. The ‘Scientific Revolution’ in Biology
7. Aristotle's Biology
8. How Different Are Organisms from Inanimate Objects?
9. Cell Theory and Experimental Physiology: New Ideas in a Changing Society
10. Embryos and Entelechy
11. Spontaneous Generation
12. The Evolution of Darwinism
13. The Great Heredity Debate
14. Evolutionary Theory Attains Maturity
15. The Problem of Purpose
16. The Scientific Status of Biology
Keywords: PHILOSOPHY / General PHI000000
- Author(s)
- Agutter, Paul S.
- Wheatley, Denys N.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Philosophy
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781402088667
