E-Book, Englisch, Band 1, 320 Seiten
Reihe: Species and Systematics
Wilkins Species
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-520-94507-4
Verlag: University of California Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
A History of the Idea
E-Book, Englisch, Band 1, 320 Seiten
Reihe: Species and Systematics
ISBN: 978-0-520-94507-4
Verlag: University of California Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
The complex idea of "e,species"e, has evolved over time, yet its meaning is far from resolved. This comprehensive work takes a fresh look at an idea central to the field of biology by tracing its history from antiquity to today. John S. Wilkins explores the essentialist view, a staple of logic from Plato and Aristotle through the Middle Ages to fairly recent times, and considers the idea of species in natural history-a concept often connected to reproduction. Tracing "e,generative conceptions"e, of species back through Darwin to Epicurus, Wilkins provides a new perspective on the relationship between philosophical and biological approaches to this concept. He also reviews the array of current definitions. Species is a benchmark exploration and clarification of a concept fundamental to the past, present, and future of the natural sciences.




