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Properties of life : toward a theory of organismic biology / Bernd Rosslenbroich.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rosslenbroich, Bernd, author.
- Series:
- Vienna series in theoretical biology.
- Vienna series in theoretical biology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Organisms.
- Life (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (318 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : The MIT Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- "Presents a synthesis of specific properties of living organisms as they can be described by modern research in order to generate a coherent theory of life"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Series Foreword
- 1. Introduction
- 2. History and Presence of Organismic Thinking in Biology
- 3. Working Hypothesis
- 4. Properties of Life
- 4.1. Interdependencies
- 4.2. Integrative Biological Systems
- 4.3. Autonomy
- 4.4. Agency
- 4.5. Processing of Molecules
- 4.6. Processing Information
- 4.7. Processing of Energy
- 4.8. Processes of Shape
- 4.9. Time Autonomy
- 4.10. Sensitivity and Affectability
- 4.11. Subjective Experience
- 4.12. The Ability to Evolve
- 4.13. Growth and Development
- 4.14. Environmental Interrelationship
- 4.15. Reproduction and Death
- 5. Synthesis
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 0-262-37539-7
- 0-262-37538-9
- OCLC:
- 1367237833
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