In Mendel's mirror : philosophical reflections on biology /

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Author / Creator:Kitcher, Philip, 1947-
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Description:1 online resource (xv, 385 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11218894
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ISBN:9780195348552
0195348559
9780195151787
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9780195151794
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9781280703997
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0195151798
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Philip Kitcher is one of the leading figures in the philosophy of science today. Here he collects, for the first time, many of his published articles on the philosophy of biology, spanning from the mid-1980's to the present. The book's title refers to Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian monk who was one of the first scientists to develop a theory of heredity. Mendel's work has been deeply influential to our understanding of our selves and our world, just as the study of genetics today will have a profound and long-term impact on future scientific research. Kitcher's articles cover a broad range of t.
Other form:Print version: Kitcher, Philip, 1947- In Mendel's mirror. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003