书目名称 | Explanation in Biology |
副标题 | An Enquiry into the |
编辑 | Pierre-Alain Braillard,Christophe Malaterre |
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概述 | Comprehensive overview of explanation types in biology and their relationship.Contains case study of explanation in complex biochemical networks as diabetes.Describes the influence of engineering expl |
丛书名称 | History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences |
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描述 | .Patterns of explanation in biology have long been recognized as different from those deployed in other scientific disciplines, especially that of physics. Celebrating the diversity of interpretative models found in biology, this volume details their varying types as well as explaining their relationships to one another. It covers the key differentials with other sciences in the nature of explanation, such as the existence in biology of varieties unheard of in the physical sciences, such as teleological, evolutionary and even functional explanations..Offering a wealth of fresh analysis of the phenomenon, chapters examine aspects ranging from the role of mathematics in explaining cell development to the complexities thrown up by evolutionary-developmental biology, where explanation is altered by multidisciplinarity itself. They cover major domains such as ecology and systems biology, as well as contemporary trends, such as the mechanistic explanations spawned by progress in molecular biology. With contributions from researchers of many different nationalities, the book provides a many-angled perspective on a revealing feature of the discipline of biology.. |
出版日期 | Book 2015 |
关键词 | Biological systems engineering; Complex biological mechanisms; Dynamical explanation biology; Functiona |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9822-8 |
isbn_softcover | 978-94-017-7992-0 |
isbn_ebook | 978-94-017-9822-8Series ISSN 2211-1948 Series E-ISSN 2211-1956 |
issn_series | 2211-1948 |
copyright | Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015 |