Biological Individuality

This Element develops a view about biological individuality's value in two ways: while biological individuality matters for its theoretical and methodological roles in the production of scientific knowledge, its historical use in promoting the politics of social ideologies concerning progress and perfection of humanity's evolutionary future must not be ignored. Recent trends in biological individuality are analyzed and set against the history of evolutionary thought drawing from the early twentieth century. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

List of contents

Introduction: The Purpose of this Element; 1. An Ontic Landscape; 2. Critics & Methodology; 3. In Historical Context; Closing Remarks; Appendix: Individuality Puzzles; Glossary; References.

Summary

This Element is meant as a guidebook to biological individuality, aiming to take readers through contemporary philosophical territory and to identify possible future destinations. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Product details

• Authors: Alison K McConwell, Alison K. (University of Massachusetts Mcconwell
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2023
• EAN: 9781009387422
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0938742-2
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Biology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works