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Biological Complexity and Integrative Pluralism
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This collection of essays by a leading philosopher of science defends integrative pluralism as the best description for today's complexity of scientific inquiry. The tendency of some scientists to reduce all theories to a few fundamental laws of the most basic particles that populate our universe is not appropriate for the biological sciences, which study multi-component, multi-level, evolved complex systems. This book will be of interest to students and professionals in the philosophy of science.
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- ISBN-13: 9780521520799
- ISBN-10: 0521520797
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: September 2003
- Dimensions: 8.98 x 6.08 x 0.69 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.8 pounds
- Page Count: 262
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