Philosophy of immunology /
Immunology is central to contemporary biology and medicine, but it also provides novel philosophical insights. Its most significant contribution to philosophy concerns the understanding of biological individuality: what a biological individual is, what makes it unique, how its boundaries are establi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Cambridge University Press,
2019.
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| Series: | Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of biology.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Immunology is central to contemporary biology and medicine, but it also provides novel philosophical insights. Its most significant contribution to philosophy concerns the understanding of biological individuality: what a biological individual is, what makes it unique, how its boundaries are established and what ensures its identity through time. Immunology also offers answers to some of the most interesting philosophical questions. What is the definition of life? How are bodily systems delineated? How do the mind and the body interact? In this Element, Thomas Pradeu considers the ways in which immunology can shed light on these and other important philosophical issues. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (83 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 64-83). |
| ISBN: | 9781108616706 1108616704 1108727506 9781108727501 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781108616706 |