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Biology, History, and Natural Philosophy Based on the Second International Colloquium held at the University of Denver

In a world that peers over the brink of disaster more often than not it is difficul t to find specific assignments for the scholarly community. One speaks of peace and brotherhood only to realize that for many the only real hope of making a contribution may seem to be in a field of scientific specia...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Breck, A. D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1972, 1972
Edition:1st ed. 1972
Subjects:
Science / Philosophy
Philosophy Of Science
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. The Autonomy of Biology as a Natural Science
  • II. The Model of Open Systems: Beyond Molecular Biology
  • III. Electronic Mobility in Biological Processes
  • IV. The Evolution and Organization of Sentient Biological Behavior Systems
  • V. The Evolutionary Significance of Biological Templates
  • VI. Evolutionary Modulation of Ribosomal RNA Synthesis in Oogenesis and Early Embryonic Development
  • VII. Respiration as Interface Between Self and Non-Self: Historico-Biological Perspectives
  • VIII. Measurement Theory and Biology
  • IX. The Transition from Theoretical Physics into Theoretical Biology
  • X. Scientific Enterprises from a Biological Point of View
  • XI. Historical Observations Concerning the Relationship Between Biology and Mathematics
  • XII. A Survey of the Mechanical Interpretations of Life from Greek Atomists to the Followers of Descartes
  • XIII. The Place of Normative Ethics within a Biological Framework
  • XIV. The Evolutionary Thought of Teilhard de Chardin
  • XV. The Use of Biological Concepts in the Writing of History
  • XVI. What is a Historical System?
  • XVII. On a Difference Between the Natural Sciences and History
  • XVIII. Historical Taxonomy
  • XIX. Theories of the Universe in the Late Eighteenth Century
  • XX. Must a Machine Be an Automaton?
  • XXI. Epistemology, the Mind and the Computer
  • XXII. Marginal Notes on Schrödinger

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