The third lens : metaphor and the creation of modern cell biology /
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago ; London :
The University of Chicago Press,
2018.
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Table of Contents:
- The early history of cell theory: the cell as empty chamber, building stone, and elementary organism
- Biochemical conceptions of the cell: from bag of enzymes to chemical factory
- Cell sociology: the cell as social agent
- Cell signaling: the cell as electronic computer
- Metaphors in science: "perspectives", "tools", and other meta-metaphors
- The instrumental success of scientific metaphor: putting the scientific realism issue in perspective.