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Evolutionary worlds without end /

Diversity and complexity are the hallmarks of living forms. Yet science aims for general causal explanations of its observations - so how can this be achieved in the non-physical sciences? This book considers whether there can be a general theory in biology and the social sciences, that is equivalen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Plotkin, H. C. (Henry C.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Biology > Philosophy.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Biocomplexity.
Biodiversity > Philosophy.
Complexity (Philosophy)
Natural selection > Philosophy.
Evolution > Philosophy.
Science > Philosophy.
Biologie > Philosophie.
Théorie de la connaissance.
Biocomplexité.
Biodiversité > Philosophie.
Complexité (Philosophie)
Évolution > Philosophie.
epistemology.
Biocomplexity
Biodiversity > Philosophy
Biology > Philosophy
Evolution > Philosophy
Knowledge, Theory of
Natural selection > Philosophy
Science > Philosophy
Biology - General.
Biology.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Diversity and complexity are the hallmarks of living forms. Yet science aims for general causal explanations of its observations - so how can this be achieved in the non-physical sciences? This book considers whether there can be a general theory in biology and the social sciences, that is equivalent to those seen in physics.
Physical Description:1 online resource (214 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-206) and index.