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What makes biology unique? : considerations on the autonomy of a scientific discipline / Ernst Mayr

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Author:
Mayr, Ernst 1904-2005  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 232 p. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2004
Contents:
1. Science and sciences -- 2. The autonomy of biology -- 3. Teleology -- 4. Analysis or reductionism -- 5. Darwin's influence on modern thought -- 6. Darwin's five theories of evolution -- 7. Maturation of Darwinism -- 8. Selection -- 9. Do Thomas Kuhn's scientific revolutions take place? -- 10. Another look at the species problem -- 11. The origin of humans -- 12. Are we alone in this vast universe
Topic:
Biology--Philosophy  Search this
Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_784958