Philosophy of Biology Before Biology (Paperback)

The use of the term "biology" to refer to a unified science of life emerged around 1800 (most prominently by scientists such as Lamarck and Treviranus, although scholarship has indicated its usage at least 30-40 years earlier). The interplay between philosophy and natural science has also accompanied the constitution of biology as a science. Philosophy of Biology Before Biology examines biological and protobiological writings from the mid-eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century (from Buffon to Cuvier; Kant to Oken; and Kielmeyer) with two major sets of questions in mind: What were the distinctive conceptual features of the move toward biology as a science? What were the relations and differences between the "philosophical" focus on the nature of living entities, and the "scientific" focus? This insightful volume produces a fresh but also systematic perspective both on the history of biology as a science and on the early versions of, in the 1960s in a post-positivist context, the philosophy of biology. It will appeal to students and researchers interested in fields such as history of science, philosophy of science and biology.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	History and Philosophy of Biology
Release date:	September 2020
First published:	2019
Editors:	Cécilia Bognon-Küss • Charles T. Wolfe
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-66162-5
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-367-66162-4
Barcode:	9780367661625

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