Title:
What makes biology unique? : considerations on the autonomy of a scientific discipline / Ernst Mayr.
Author:
Mayr, Ernst, 1904-2005.
Publication Information:
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Call Number:
QH331 .M375 2007
Electronic Access:
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0803/2007278915-b.htmlPublisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0803/2007278915-d.html
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0803/2007278915-t.html
Edition:
1st pbk. ed.
ISBN:
9780521700344
Physical Description:
xiv, 232 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
Science and sciences -- The autonomy of biology -- Teleology -- Analysis or reductionism? -- Darwin's influence on modern thought -- Darwin's five theories of evolution -- Maturation of Darwinism -- Selection -- Do Thomas Kuhn's scientific revolutions take place? -- Another look at the species problem -- The origin of humans -- Are we alone in this vast universe?
Personal Author:
