The Biological Way of Thought / Morton Beckner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beckner, Morton, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1959]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Interprets biological theory while looking at work done on genetics, systematics and selection.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

I. Introduction

II. Types of Biological Concepts

III. Models in Biological Theory

IV. Systematics

V. Genetic Analysis and Explanation

VI. Functional Analysis

VII. Teleological Systems, Behavior, and Explanation

VIII. Selection Theory

IX. Organization and Organismic Biology

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89221-7

OCLC:

1100432020