Functions: From Organisms to Artefacts (1st ed. 2023)

This book, originally published in French, examines the philosophical debates on functions over the last forty years and proposes new ways of analysis. Pervasive throughout the life sciences, the concept of function has the air of an epistemological scandal: ascribing a function to a biological structure or process amounts to suggesting that it is explained by its effects. This book confronts the debates on function with the use of the notion in a wide range of disciplines, such as biology, psychology, and medicine. It also raises the question of whether this notion, which is as old in the history of technology as it is in the life sciences, has the same meaning in these two domains.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences, 32
Release date:	August 2023
Editors:	Jean Gayon • Armand de Ricqlès • Antoine C. Dussault
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Pages:	375
Edition:	1st ed. 2023
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-131270-0
Subtitles:	French
Categories:	Books
LSN:	3-03-131270-8
Barcode:	9783031312700

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