The third lens : metaphor and the creation of modern cell biology /
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| Author / Creator: | Reynolds, Andrew S., author. |
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| Imprint: | Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018. ©2018 |
| Description: | 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11659873 |
Table of Contents:
- The early history of cell theory: the cell as empty chamber, building stone, and elementary organism
- Biochemical conceptions of the cell: from bag of enzymes to chemical factory
- Cell sociology: the cell as social agent
- Cell signaling: the cell as electronic computer
- Metaphors in science: "perspectives", "tools", and other meta-metaphors
- The instrumental success of scientific metaphor: putting the scientific realism issue in perspective.