Structure and Function

"This Element develops a novel account of structuralism and functionalism in terms of explanatory strategies. This reveals the possibility of integrating the two strategies; the explanatory successes of evolutionary-developmental biology essentially depend on such integration"--

List of contents

1. Structure and Function; 2. Explanatory Strategies; 3. Understanding Evo-devo; 4. Integration without Subordination; 5. Gentle Polemics; References.

Summary

This Element develops a novel account of structuralism and functionalism in terms of explanatory strategies. This reveals the possibility of integrating the two strategies; the explanatory successes of evolutionary-developmental biology essentially depend on such integration.

Product details

• Authors: Rose Novick, Rose (University of Washington) Novick
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2023
• EAN: 9781009013888
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0901388-8
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Biology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Evolution, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, History of Science, Developmental biology