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Information, says Oyama, is thought to reside in molecules, cells, tissues, and the environment. When something wondrous occurs in the world, we tend to question whether the information guiding the transformation was pre-encoded in the organism or installed through experience or instruction. Oyama looks beyond this either-or question to focus on the history of such developments. She shows that what developmental “information” does depends on what is already in place and what alternatives are available. She terms this process “constructive interactionism,” whereby each combination of genes and environmental influences simultaneously interacts to produce a unique result. Ontogeny, then, is the result of dynamic and complex interactions in multileveled developmental systems.
The Ontogeny of Information challenges specialists in the fields of developmental biology, philosophy of biology, psychology, and sociology, and even nonspecialists, to reexamine the existing nature-nurture dichotomy as it relates to the history and formation of organisms.
Information, says Oyama, is thought to reside in molecules, cells, tissues, and the environment. When something wondrous occurs in the world, we tend to question whether the information guiding the transformation was pre-encoded in the organism or installed through experience or instruction. Oyama looks beyond this either-or question to focus on the history of such developments. She shows that what developmental “information” does depends on what is already in place and what alternatives are available. She terms this process “constructive interactionism,” whereby each combination of genes and environmental influences simultaneously interacts to produce a unique result. Ontogeny, then, is the result of dynamic and complex interactions in multileveled developmental systems.
The Ontogeny of Information challenges specialists in the fields of developmental biology, philosophy of biology, psychology, and sociology, and even nonspecialists, to reexamine the existing nature-nurture dichotomy as it relates to the history and formation of organisms.
Preface to Second Edition
Preface
Introduction
The Origin and Transmission of Form: The Gene as the Vehicle of Constancy
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The Problem of Change
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Variability and Ontogenetic Differentiation
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Variations on a Theme: Cognitive Metaphors and the Homunculoid Gene
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The Ghosts in the Ghost-in-the-Machine Machine
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The Ontogeny of Information
Reprise
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Prospects
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Afterword to Second Edition
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Notes
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References
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Index of Names
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Index of Subject
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Grundlagen |
| Genre: | Biologie, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780822324669 |
| ISBN-10: | 0822324660 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Oyama, Susan |
| Auflage: | 2nd Revised edition |
| Hersteller: | Duke University Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 222 x 150 x 24 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Susan Oyama |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 16.03.2000 |
| Gewicht: | 0,49 kg |
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