Mechanisms in Molecular Biology

In this Element, Tudor Baetu explores the metaphysical inquiry into how mechanisms relate to issues such as causation, capacities and levels of organization, and epistemic issues related to the discovery of mechanisms and the intelligibility of mechanistic representations. He shows how the gap between them can be bridged.

List of contents

1. Mechanisms and their discovery; 2. What is a phenomenon?; 3. How do mechanisms and phenomena relate to one another?; 4. What is the physical nature of biological mechanisms?; A recapitulation and some clarifications.

Summary

In this Element, Tudor Baetu explores the metaphysical inquiry into how mechanisms relate to issues such as causation, capacities and levels of organization, and epistemic issues related to the discovery of mechanisms and the intelligibility of mechanistic representations. He shows how the gap between them can be bridged.

Product details

• Authors: Tudor Baetu, Tudor (University of Bristol) Baetu, TUDOR BAETU
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781108742306
• ISBN: 978-1-108-74230-6
• No. of pages: 100
• Series: Elements in the Philosophy of; Elements in the Philosophy of Biology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, Philosophy of Science, molecular biology