The new biology : a battle between mechanism and organicism /

• Main Author: Reiss, Michael J. (Michael Jonathan), 1958- (συγγραφέας.)
• Other Authors: Ruse, Michael (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2023.
• Subjects: Βιολογία > Φιλοσοφία.

"In this accessible guide, science educator Michael J. Reiss and philosopher Michael Ruse argue that organicism-rather than mechanism-is the best way to understand the nature of life, and detail the resulting implications for biology, philosophy, education, and policy"--

Table of Contents:

• Mechanism Triumphant
• Organicism Strikes Back
• The New Biology
• Health
• Sex and Gender
• Race
• Mother Earth
• God and the New Biology
• Biology Education.