What Functions Explain
Functional Explanation and Self-Reproducing Systems
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
Av Germany) McLaughlin, Peter (Universitat Konstanz, Peter McLaughlin, Peter Mclaughlin
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This 2001 book offers an examination of functional explanation as it is used in biology and the social sciences, and focuses on the kinds of philosophical presuppositions that such explanations carry with them. It provides a sophisticated and detailed Aristotelian analysis of our concept of natural functions.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2007-08-16
- Mått152 x 225 x 15 mm
- Vikt408 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology
- Antal sidor272
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9780521038850