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The history of developmental biology is interwoven with debates as to whether mechanistic explanations of development are possible or whether alternative explanatory principles or even vital forces need to be assumed. In particular, the demonstrated ability of embryonic cells to tune their developme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weber, Marcel, 1964- (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:No linguistic content
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of biology,
Subjects:
Developmental biology > Philosophy.
Biologie du développement > Philosophie.
Developmental biology > Philosophy
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: From Mechanism to Vitalism and Back; 2. Useful Causes: The Quest for Inducers and Organizers; 3. Idealized Causal Concepts as Research Tools: Morphogens; 4. Causes in Harmony; 5. Epilogue: Understanding, Progress, and Manipulability; References.