Biological autonomy[electronic resou...
Moreno, Alvaro.

 

  • Biological autonomy[electronic resource] :a philosophical and theoretical enquiry /
  • 紀錄類型: 書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
    杜威分類號: 570.1
    書名/作者: Biological autonomy : a philosophical and theoretical enquiry // by Alvaro Moreno, Matteo Mossio.
    作者: Moreno, Alvaro.
    其他作者: Mossio, Matteo.
    出版者: Dordrecht : : Springer Netherlands :, 2015.
    面頁冊數: xxxiv, 221 p. : : ill., digital ;; 24 cm.
    Contained By: Springer eBooks
    標題: Biology - Philosophy.
    標題: Autonomy (Philosophy)
    標題: Philosophy.
    標題: Philosophy of Biology.
    標題: Systems Biology.
    標題: Cognitive Psychology.
    ISBN: 9789401798372 (electronic bk.)
    ISBN: 9789401798365 (paper)
    內容註: Introduction: Life as autonomy -- I. Constraints and organisational closure -- II. Biological emergence and inter-levels causation -- III. Teleology, normativity, and functionality -- IV. Agency -- V. Evolution: the historical dimension of autonomy -- VI. Organisms and levels of autonomy -- VII. Cognition -- VIII. Opening conclusions -- Index.
    摘要、提要註: Since Darwin, Biology has been framed on the idea of evolution by natural selection, which has profoundly influenced the scientific and philosophical comprehension of biological phenomena and of our place in Nature. This book argues that contemporary biology should progress towards and revolve around an even more fundamental idea, that of autonomy. Biological autonomy describes living organisms as organised systems, which are able to self-produce and self-maintain as integrated entities, to establish their own goals and norms, and to promote the conditions of their existence through their interactions with the environment. Topics covered in this book include organisation and biological emergence, organisms, agency, levels of autonomy, cognition, and a look at the historical dimension of autonomy. The current development of scientific investigations on autonomous organisation calls for a theoretical and philosophical analysis. This can contribute to the elaboration of an original understanding of life - including human life - on Earth, opening new perspectives and enabling fecund interactions with other existing theories and approaches. This book takes up the challenge.
    電子資源: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9837-2
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