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Wilkins, J: Species A History of the Idea
Aus der Reihe
Species and Systematics
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- Hardcover
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Sprache:Englisch
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Verlag:University of California
Fr. 54.90
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
01.10.2011
Abbildungen
16 line illustrations, 1 table
Verlag
University of CaliforniaSeitenzahl
320
Maße (L/B/H)
22.2/14.4/2.5 cm
Gewicht
488 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-520-27139-5
The complex idea of "species" has evolved over time, yet its meaning is far from resolved. This comprehensive work takes a fresh look at an idea central to the field of biology by tracing its history from antiquity to today. John S. Wilkins explores the essentialist view, a staple of logic from Plato and Aristotle through the Middle Ages to fairly recent times, and considers the idea of species in natural history--a concept often connected to reproduction. Tracing "generative conceptions" of species back through Darwin to Epicurus, Wilkins provides a new perspective on the relationship between philosophical and biological approaches to this concept. He also reviews the array of current definitions. "Species" is a benchmark exploration and clarification of a concept fundamental to the past, present, and future of the natural sciences.
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