Universal Biology after Aristotle, Kant, and Hegel - The Philosopher's Guide to Life in the Universe

Here is a universal biology that draws upon the contributions of Aristotle, Kant, and Hegel to unravel the mystery of life and conceive what is essential to living things anywhere they may arise. The book develops a philosopher's guide to life in the universe, conceiving how nature becomes a biosphere in which life can emerge, what are the basic life processes common to any organism, how evolution can give rise to the different possible forms of life, and what distinguishes the essential life forms from one another. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION.- 1. Nature as Biosphere.- 2. The Basic Life Processes.- 3. Evolution and the Development of the Different Forms of Life.- 4. Plant Life.- 5.Animal Life.- Index.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Richard Dien Winfield is Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Georgia, USA, where he has been teaching since 1982. He is President of the Society for Systematic Philosophy and past President of both the Hegel Society of America and the Metaphysical Society of America. He is the author of 19 previous books.

Zusammenfassung

Here is a universal biology that draws upon the contributions of Aristotle, Kant, and Hegel to unravel the mystery of life and conceive what is essential to living things anywhere they may arise. The book develops a philosopher’s guide to life in the universe, conceiving how nature becomes a biosphere in which life can emerge, what are the basic life processes common to any organism, how evolution can give rise to the different possible forms of life, and what distinguishes the essential life forms from one another. 

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Richard Dien Winfield
• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319753577
• ISBN: 978-3-31-975357-7
• Seiten: 177
• Abmessung: 149 mm x 217 mm x 16 mm
• Gewicht: 370 g
• Illustration: IX, 177 p.
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; B, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Idealism, Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and science, German Idealism, Idealism, German, Science—Philosophy, Science—History, Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Science