Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Other authors / contributors: | Bedau, Mark.
Cleland, Carol.
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| ISBN: | 9780511729416
0511729413
9780511726118
0511726112
9780511730191
0511730195
9780521517751
0521517753
9780521732024
0521732026
1107206790
9781107206793
0511850387
9780511850387
1282770403
9781282770409
9786612770401
6612770406
0511728468
9780511728464
0511724705
9780511724701
0511727518
9780511727511
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | "Bringing together the latest scientific advances and some of the most enduring subtle philosophical puzzles and problems, this book collects original historical and contemporary sources to explore the wide range of issues surrounding the nature of life. Selections ranging from Aristotle and Descartes to Sagan and Dawkins are organised around four broad themes covering classical discussions of life, the origins and extent of natural life, contemporary artificial life creations and the definition and meaning of 'life' in its most general form. Each section is preceded by an extensive introduction connecting the various ideas discussed in individual chapters and providing helpful background material for understanding them. With its interdisciplinary perspective, this fascinating collection is essential reading for scientists and philosophers interested in astrobiology, synthetic biology and the philosophy of life"--
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| Other form: | Print version: Nature of life. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521517751
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| Standard no.: | 9786612770401
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