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Organism Is a Theory Volume 77

Giuseppe Longo on Biology, Mathematics, and AI

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvGiuseppe Longo,Adam Nocek

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A bold reimagining of life that bridges science, philosophy, cybernetics, and the complexities of biological existence The Organism Is a Theory is an intriguing synthesis of decades of interdisciplinary research by eminent mathematician and biological scientist Giuseppe Longo. A unique collaboration between Longo and philosopher of technology Adam Nocek, the volume confronts foundational issues in the history of mathematics, computer science, physics, and theoretical biology. Challenging conventional approaches that apply computational and formalist models to the biological world, Longo reveals how the limitations of these models hinder the understanding of organismic complexity, development, and evolution. Through a critique of dominant scientific paradigms, he emphasizes the need for a new biological theory that accounts for the temporal and spatial intricacies of life. Enhanced by Nocek’s comprehensive introduction and a fascinating three-part interview with Longo, The Organism Is a Theory offers a bold rethinking of the biosciences, integrating the work of Alan Turing, Bernhard Riemann, Henri PoincarÉ, Kurt GÖdel, and others into Longo’s vision of critical biology. Bridging scientific and philosophical discourses, this book creatively applies insights from mathematics, physics, and computing into the study of the organism to present a new theoretical approach to understanding biological complexity that resists reductive mechanistic and informatic explanations. Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly with image accompanied by short alt text and/or extended description.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-01-20
Mått140 x 216 x 25 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SeriePosthumanities
Antal sidor328
FörlagUniversity of Minnesota Press
ISBN9781517920500

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Giuseppe Longo is Research Director Emeritus at the National Center for Scientific Research in France and the author or coauthor of five books and more than one hundred peer-reviewed scientific articles.Adam Nocek is associate professor of the philosophy of technology and science and technology studies at Arizona State University. He is coeditor of The Lure of Whitehead and author of Molecular Capture: The Animation of Biology, both from Minnesota.

ContentsPart I. Introducing Giuseppe Longo1. The Power of the Negative, or On the Evolution of Mathematics, Computing, and BiologyAdam Nocek2. A Conversation with Giuseppe LongoGiuseppe Longo and Adam NocekPart II: Essays3. Letter to TuringGiuseppe Longo4. Extended Criticality, Phase Spaces, and Enablement in BiologyGiuseppe Longo and Maël Montévil5. Confusing Biological Rhythms and Physical Clocks: Today's Ecological Relevance of Bergson-Einstein Debate on TimeGiuseppe Longo6. Naturalizing Physics, or Embedding Physics in the Historicity and Materiality of the LivingGiuseppe Longo7. Information, Science, and Democracy, for an Ethics of Scientific KnowledgeGiuseppe Longo8. Saving Science. And Beyond.Mariano Bizzarri, Ana M. Soto, Carlos Sonnenschein, and Giuseppe Longo9. Philosophy, Biology, and Their Organisms, or The Prospects for Philosophical and Theoretical BiologiesAdam NocekIndex