Embryology, epigenesis, and evolution : taking development seriously / Jason Scott Robert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robert, Jason Scott, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology.

Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developmental biology--Philosophy.

Developmental biology.

Embryology--Philosophy.

Embryology.

Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy.

Evolution (Biology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 158 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Embryology, Epigenesis & Evolution

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Historically, philosophers of biology have tended to sidestep the problem of development by focusing primarily on evolutionary biology and, more recently, on molecular biology and genetics. Quite often too, development has been misunderstood as simply, or even primarily, a matter of gene activation and regulation. Nowadays a growing number of philosophers of science are focusing their analyses on the complexities of development, and in Embryology, Epigenesis and Evolution Jason Scott Robert explores the nature of development against current trends in biological theory and practice and looks at the interrelations between development and evolution (evo-devo), an area of resurgent biological interest. Clearly written, this book should be of interest to students and professionals in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of biology.

Contents:

1. The Problem of Development

2. Exemplars

3. Scylla and Charybdis

4. Constitutive Epigenetics

5. Creative Development

6. A New Synthesis?

7. The Devil is in the Gestalt.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-155) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-14644-5

1-280-44940-3

9786610449408

0-511-18558-8

0-511-18475-1

0-511-18739-4

0-511-32701-3

0-511-49854-3

0-511-18646-0

OCLC:

171138472