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The Quest for a Universal Theory of Life
Buch von Carol E. Cleland
Sprache: Englisch

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Explores fundamental philosophical and scientific questions about the nature of life, particularly in relation to the search for extraterrestrial life.
Explores fundamental philosophical and scientific questions about the nature of life, particularly in relation to the search for extraterrestrial life.
Über den Autor
Carol E. Cleland is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she is also Director of the Center for the Study of Origins and a Co-Investigator at the Center for Astrobiology. She teaches advanced interdisciplinary courses in the philosophy of science, including graduate seminars on central issues in astrobiology. She publishes papers in major science and philosophy journals, and is co-editor of the anthology The Nature of Life (Cambridge, 2010).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The enduring legacy of Aristotle: the battle over life as self-organization or (genetic-based) reproduction; 2. Why life cannot be defined; 3. What is a scientific theory; 4. How scientific theories develop; 5. Challenges for a universal theory of life; 6. Rethinking the traditional paradigm for life: lessons from the world of microbes; 7. Artificial life: could ALife solve the N=1 problem?; 8. Searching for extraterrestrial life without a definition or universal theory of life; 9. A shadow biosphere: alien microbes on Earth?; Conclusion; References; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Fachbereich: Gentechnologie
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 260
ISBN-13: 9780521873246
ISBN-10: 052187324X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Cleland, Carol E.
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 250 x 175 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Carol E. Cleland
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.09.2019
Gewicht: 0,636 kg
preigu-id: 116059114
Über den Autor
Carol E. Cleland is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she is also Director of the Center for the Study of Origins and a Co-Investigator at the Center for Astrobiology. She teaches advanced interdisciplinary courses in the philosophy of science, including graduate seminars on central issues in astrobiology. She publishes papers in major science and philosophy journals, and is co-editor of the anthology The Nature of Life (Cambridge, 2010).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The enduring legacy of Aristotle: the battle over life as self-organization or (genetic-based) reproduction; 2. Why life cannot be defined; 3. What is a scientific theory; 4. How scientific theories develop; 5. Challenges for a universal theory of life; 6. Rethinking the traditional paradigm for life: lessons from the world of microbes; 7. Artificial life: could ALife solve the N=1 problem?; 8. Searching for extraterrestrial life without a definition or universal theory of life; 9. A shadow biosphere: alien microbes on Earth?; Conclusion; References; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Fachbereich: Gentechnologie
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 260
ISBN-13: 9780521873246
ISBN-10: 052187324X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Cleland, Carol E.
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 250 x 175 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Carol E. Cleland
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.09.2019
Gewicht: 0,636 kg
preigu-id: 116059114
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