Toward a systemic plant physiology

Toward a systemic plant physiology

This manuscript brings a critical reflection on the epistemological foundations of the science of plant physiology. We discuss the limits of the reductionist view of the science, indicating new epistemological possibilities to plant physiology, specially based on General System Theory and Complex Sy...

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Veröffentlicht in:Theoretical and experimental plant physiology 2016-12, Vol.28 (4), p.341-346
Hauptverfasser: Souza, Gustavo M., Prado, Carlos H. B. A., Ribeiro, Rafael V., Barbosa, João Paulo R. A. D., Gonçalves, Antonio Natal, Habermann, Gustavo
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Sprache:eng
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
Epistemology
Life Sciences
Opinion
Physiology
Plant physiology
System theory
Systems theory
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Zusammenfassung:This manuscript brings a critical reflection on the epistemological foundations of the science of plant physiology. We discuss the limits of the reductionist view of the science, indicating new epistemological possibilities to plant physiology, specially based on General System Theory and Complex System paradigm, and the further implications of this major science to the human future.
ISSN:2197-0025
2197-0025
DOI:10.1007/s40626-016-0071-9