Philosophy of developmental biology / / Marcel Weber.
The history of developmental biology is interwoven with debates as to whether mechanistic explanations of development are possible or whether alternative explanatory principles or even vital forces need to be assumed. In particular, the demonstrated ability of embryonic cells to tune their developme...
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| Superior document: | Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of biology, |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press,, 2022. |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of biology,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (79 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Mar 2022). |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: From Mechanism to Vitalism and Back; 2. Useful Causes: The Quest for Inducers and Organizers; 3. Idealized Causal Concepts as Research Tools: Morphogens; 4. Causes in Harmony; 5. Epilogue: Understanding, Progress, and Manipulability; References.