Structure and function /

"This Element develops a novel account of structuralism and functionalism in terms of explanatory strategies. This reveals the possibility of integrating the two strategies; the explanatory successes of evolutionary-developmental biology essentially depend on such integration"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Novick, Rose (Author)
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2023.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of biology. 2515-1118
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Summary: "This Element develops a novel account of structuralism and functionalism in terms of explanatory strategies. This reveals the possibility of integrating the two strategies; the explanatory successes of evolutionary-developmental biology essentially depend on such integration"--
Carrier Form: 79 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [65]-79).
ISBN: 9781009387088
1009387081
9781009013888
1009013882
Index Number: QH360
CLC: Q111-02
Call Number: Q111-02/N943
Contents: Structure and function -- Explanatory strategies -- Understanding evo-devo -- Integration without subordination -- Gentle polemics.