CiNii 図書 - Thinking about life : the history and philosophy of biology and other sciences

Our previous book, About Life, concerned modern biology. We used our present-day understanding of cells to 'define' the living state, providing a basis for exploring several general-interest topics: the origin of life, extraterrestrial life, intelligence, and the possibility that humans are unique. The ideas we proposed in About Life were intended as starting-points for debate - we did not claim them as 'truth' - but the information on which they were based is currently accepted as 'scientific fact'. What does that mean? What is 'scientific fact' and why is it accepted? What is science - and is biology like other sciences such as physics (except in subject m- ter)? The book you are now reading investigates these questions - and some related ones. Like About Life, it may particularly interest a reader who wishes to change career to biology and its related subdisciplines. In line with a recommendation by the British Association for the Advancement of Science - that the public should be given fuller information about the nature of science - we present the concepts underpinning biology and a survey of its historical and philosophical basis.

1. What is science?
2. Culture, knowledge and technology
3. Classical roots
4. Mediaeval views of the world
5. The Scientific Revolution
6. The 'Scientific Revolution' in biology
7. Aristotle's biology
8. How different are organisms from inanimate objects?
9. Cell theory and experimental physiology: new ideas in a changing society
10. Embryos and entelechy
11. Spontaneous generation
12. The evolution of Darwinism
13. The great heredity debate
14. Evolutionary theory attains maturity
15. The problem of purpose
16. The scientific status of biology
Appendix: science and philosophy, Philosophies of science and scientific practice, The nature of scientific theories, Theory structure and theory change, Experiments, Models
Bibliography
Index of names
Index of subjects

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