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The Holism-Reductionism Debate

Author : Gerard M. Verschuuren
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781542888486
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (884 download)

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Download or read book The Holism-Reductionism Debate written by Gerard M. Verschuuren and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an introduction into the reductionism-holism debate, for aspiring as well as accomplished scientists. It is intended for those working in, or preparing for, research in any scientific field-ranging from the physical sciences to the life sciences to the behavioral sciences and the social sciences. It is certainly not meant for people specialized in areas dealing with the specific issue of reductionism in a strict philosophical sense; they won't learn much new from this book. In other words, this is not a monograph with specialized, original research, but rather an initiation into the debate-more like an introductory textbook, if you will.

Holism and Reductionism in Biology and Ecology

Author : Rick C. Looijen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401595607
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Holism and Reductionism in Biology and Ecology written by Rick C. Looijen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holism and reductionism are traditionally seen as incompatible views or approaches to nature. Here Looijen argues that they should rather be seen as mutually dependent and hence co-operating research programmes. He sheds some interesting new light on the emergence thesis, its relation to the reduction thesis, and on the role and status of functional explanations in biology. He discusses several examples of reduction in both biology and ecology, showing the mutual dependence of holistic and reductionist research programmes. Ecologists are offered separate chapters, clarifying some major, yet highly and controversial ecological concepts, such as `community', `habitat', and `niche'. The book is the first in-depth study of the philosophy of ecology. Readership: Specialists in the philosophy of science, especially the philosophy of biology, biologists and ecologists interested in the philosophy of their discipline. Also of interest to other scientists concerned with the holism-reductionism issue.

AQA Psychology for A Level Year 2 - Student Book

Author : Cara Flanagan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781908682413
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (824 download)

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Rethinking the Individualism-Holism Debate

Author : Julie Zahle
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319053442
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking the Individualism-Holism Debate written by Julie Zahle and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of papers investigates the most recent debates about individualism and holism in the philosophy of social science. The debates revolve mainly around two issues: firstly, whether social phenomena exist sui generis and how they relate to individuals. This is the focus of discussions between ontological individualists and ontological holists. Secondly, to what extent social scientific explanations may and should, focus on individuals and social phenomena respectively. This issue is debated amongst methodological holists and methodological individualists. In social science and philosophy, both issues have been intensively discussed and new versions of the dispute have appeared just as new arguments have been advanced. At present, the individualism/holism debate is extremely lively and this book reflects the major positions and perspectives within the debate. This volume is also relevant to debates about two closely related issues in social science: the micro-macro debate and the agency-structure debate. This book presents contributions from key figures in both social science and philosophy, in the first such collection on this topic to be published since the 1970s.

Oxford Bibliographies

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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AQA Psychology A Level Paper Three: Issues and Debates

Author : Phil Gorman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000767965
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book AQA Psychology A Level Paper Three: Issues and Debates written by Phil Gorman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Extending Knowledge and Skills series is a fresh approach to A Level Psychology, designed for greater demands of the new AQA specification and assessment, and especially written to stretch and challenge students aiming for higher grades. Dealing with the compulsory topic of AQA’s Paper 3: Issues and Debates, this book is deliberately laid out with the assessment objectives in mind, from AO1: Knowledge and understanding material, followed by AO2: Application material, to AO3: Evaluation and analysis material. Providing the most in-depth, accessible coverage available of individual topics in Paper 3, the text is packed full of pedagogical features, including: Question Time features to ensure that the reader is consistently challenged throughout the book. New research sections clearly distinguished within each chapter to ensure readers have access to the most cutting-edge material. A clear focus on the assessment objectives for the Paper topic to ensure readers know when and where to apply knowledge. The use of example answers with examiner-style comments to provide greater insight into how to/how not to answer exam questions. An engaging, relevant and challenging text that broadens student understanding beyond that of the average textbook, this is the essential companion for any student taking the AQA A level Paper 3 in Psychology.

A Level Psychology Through Diagrams

Author : Grahame Hill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0199134227
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (991 download)

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Download or read book A Level Psychology Through Diagrams written by Grahame Hill and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DT These highly successful revision guides have been brought right up-to-date for the new A Level specifications introduced in September 2000.DT Oxford Revision Guides are highly effective for both individual revision and classroom summary work. The unique visual format makes the key concepts and processes, and the links between them, easier to memorize.DT Students will save valuable revision time by using these notes instead of condensing their own.DT In fact, many students are choosing to buy their own copies so that they can colour code or highlight them as they might do with their own revision notes.

Eliminativism, Objects, and Persons

Author : Jiri Benovsky
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429816618
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Eliminativism, Objects, and Persons written by Jiri Benovsky and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Eliminativism, Objects, and Persons, Jiri Benovsky defends the view that he doesn't exist. In this book, he also defends the view that this book itself doesn't exist. But this did not prevent him to write the book, and although in Benovsky's view you don't exist either, this does not prevent you to read it. Benovsky defends a brand of non-exceptionalist eliminativism. Some eliminativists, typically focusing on ordinary material objects such as chairs and hammers, make exceptions, for instance for blue whales (that is, living beings) or for persons (that is, conscious organisms). Benovsky takes one by one all types of allegedly existing objects like chairs, whales, and persons and shows that from the metaphysical point of view they are more trouble than they are worth—we are much better off without them. He thus defends an eliminativist view about ordinary objects as well as the 'no-Self' view, where he explores connections between metaphysics, phenomenology, and Buddhist thought. He then also considers the case of aesthetic objects, focusing on musical works and photographs, and shows that the claim of their non-existence solves the many problems that arise when one tries to find an appropriate ontological category for them, and that such an eliminativist view is more natural than what we might have thought. The arguments provided here are always topic-specific: each type of entity is given its own type of treatment, thus proving a varied and solid foundation for a generalized, non-exceptionalist, full-blown eliminativist worldview.

The Fabric of Reality

Author : David Deutsch
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 014196961X
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Fabric of Reality written by David Deutsch and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary and challenging synthesis of ideas uniting Quantum Theory, and the theories of Computation, Knowledge and Evolution, Deutsch's extraordinary book explores the deep connections between these strands which reveal the fabric of realityin which human actions and ideas play essential roles.

The Nature of Life

Author : Mark A. Bedau
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139488651
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book The Nature of Life written by Mark A. Bedau and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Ecology Revisited

Author : Astrid Schwarz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048197449
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Ecology Revisited written by Astrid Schwarz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-03-18 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As concerns about humankind’s relationship with the environment move inexorably up the agenda, this volume tells the story of the history of the concept of ecology itself and adds much to the historical and philosophical debate over this multifaceted discipline. The text provides readers with an overview of the theoretical, institutional and historical formation of ecological knowledge. The varied local conditions of early ecology are considered in detail, while epistemological problems that lie on the borders of ecology, such as disunity and complexity, are discussed. The book traces the various phases of the history of the concept of ecology itself, from its 19th century origins and antecedents, through the emergence of the environmental movement in the later 20th century, to the future, and how ecology might be located in the environmental science framework of the 21st century. The study of ‘ecological’ phenomena has never been confined solely to the work of researchers who consider themselves ecologists. It is rather a field of knowledge in which a plurality of practices, concepts and theories are developed. Thus, there exist numerous disciplinary subdivisions and research programmes within the field, the boundaries of which remain blurred. As a consequence, the deliberation to adequately identify the ecological field of knowledge, its epistemic and institutional setting, is still going on. This will be of central importance not only in locating ecology in the frame of 21st century environmental sciences but also for a better understanding of how nature and culture are intertwined in debates about pressing problems, such as climate change, the protection of species diversity, or the management of renewable resources.

The Institutions of Meaning

Author : Vincent Descombes
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674419979
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book The Institutions of Meaning written by Vincent Descombes and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holism maintains that a phenomenon is more than the sum of its parts. Yet analysis--a mental process crucial to comprehension--involves dismantling the whole to grasp it piecemeal and relationally. Wading through such quandaries, Vincent Descombes guides readers to a deepened appreciation of the entity that enables understanding: the human mind.

The Philosophy of Biology

Author : Kostas Kampourakis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400765371
Total Pages : 765 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of Biology written by Kostas Kampourakis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 765 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together for the first time philosophers of biology to write about some of the most central concepts and issues in their field from the perspective of biology education. The chapters of the book cover a variety of topics ranging from traditional ones, such as biological explanation, biology and religion or biology and ethics, to contemporary ones, such as genomics, systems biology or evolutionary developmental biology. Each of the 30 chapters covers the respective philosophical literature in detail and makes specific suggestions for biology education. The aim of this book is to inform biology educators, undergraduate and graduate students in biology and related fields, students in teacher training programs, and curriculum developers about the current state of discussion on the major topics in the philosophy of biology and its implications for teaching biology. In addition, the book can be valuable to philosophers of biology as an introductory text in undergraduate and graduate courses.

Promises and Limits of Reductionism in the Biomedical Sciences

Author : Marc H. V. Van Regenmortel
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470854170
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Promises and Limits of Reductionism in the Biomedical Sciences written by Marc H. V. Van Regenmortel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-02-07 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reductionism as a scientific methodology has been extraordinarily successful in biology. However, recent developments in molecular biology have shown that reductionism is seriously inadequate in dealing with the mind-boggling complexity of integrated biological systems. This title presents an appropriate balance between science and philosophy and covers traditional philosophical treatments of reductionism as well as the benefits and shortcomings of reductionism in particular areas of science. Discussing the issue of reductionism in the practice of medicine it takes into account the holistic and integrative aspects that require the context of the patient in his biological and psychological entirety. The emerging picture is that what first seems like hopeless disagreements turn out to be differences in emphasis. Although genes play an important role in biology, the focus on genetics and genomics has often been misleading. The consensus view leads to pluralism: both reductionst methods and a more integrative approach to biological complexity are required, depending on the questions that are asked. * An even balance of contributions from scientists and philosophers of science - representing a unique interchange between both communities interested in reductionism

Beamtimes and Lifetimes

Author : Sharon Traweek
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674044444
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Beamtimes and Lifetimes written by Sharon Traweek and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the life of particle physicists, showing who these people are and what their world is really like. Traweek shows their similarities and differences, how their careers are shaped, how they interact with their colleagues and how their ideas about time and space shape their social structure.

Between Levinas and Heidegger

Author : John E. Drabinski
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438452594
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Between Levinas and Heidegger written by John E. Drabinski and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2014-08-25 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although both Levinas and Heidegger drew inspiration from Edmund Husserl's phenomenological method and helped pave the way toward the post-structuralist movement of the late twentieth century, very little scholarly attention has been paid to the relation of these two thinkers. There are plenty of simple—and accurate—oppositions and juxtapositions: French and German, ethics and ontology, and so on. But there is also a critical intersection between Levinas and Heidegger on some of the most fundamental philosophical questions: What does it mean to be, to think, and to act in late modern life and culture? How do our conceptions of subjectivity, time, and history both reflect the condition of this historical moment and open up possibilities for critique, resistance, and transformation? The contributors to this volume take up these questions by engaging the ideas of Levinas and Heidegger relating to issues of power, violence, secularization, history, language, time, death, sacrifice, responsibility, memory, and the boundary between the human and humanism.

The Major Metaphors of Evolution

Author : Salvatore J. Agosta
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030520862
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Major Metaphors of Evolution written by Salvatore J. Agosta and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-29 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a unified evolutionary framework based on three sets of metaphors that will help to consolidate discussions on evolutionary transitions. Evolution is the unifying principle of life, making identifying ways to apply evolutionary principles to tackle existence-threatening crises such as climate change crucial. A more cohesive evolutionary framework will further the discussions in this regard and also accelerate the process itself. This book lays out a framework based on three dualistic classes of metaphors – time, space, and conflict resolution. Evolutionary transitions theory shows how metaphors can help us understand selective diversification, as Darwin described with his “tree of life”. Moreover, the recently proposed Stockholm paradigm demonstrates how metaphors can help shed light on the emergence of complex ecosystems that Darwin highlighted with his “tangled bank” metaphor. Taken together, these ideas offer proactive measures for coping with existential crises for humanity, such as climate change. The book will appeal to biologists, philosophers and historians alike.