Is life different from the non-living? If so, how? And how, in that
case, does biology as the study of living things differ from other
sciences? These questions are traced through an exploration of
episodes in the history of biology and philosophy. The book begins
with Aristotle, then moves on to Descartes, comparing his position
with that of Harvey. In the eighteenth century the authors consider
Buffon and Kant. In the nineteenth century the authors examine the
Cuvier-Geoffroy debate, pre-Darwinian geology and natural theology,
Darwin and the transition from Darwin to the revival of Mendelism.
Two chapters deal with the evolutionary synthesis and such
questions as the species problem, the reducibility or otherwise of
biology to physics and chemistry, and the problem of biological
explanation in terms of function and teleology. The final chapters
reflect on the implications of the philosophy of biology for
philosophy of science in general.
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