Species a history of the idea
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| Sprache: | English |
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University of California Press
©2009
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| Schriftenreihe: | Species and systematics
v. 1 |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index Prologue -- The classical era: science by division -- The medieval bridge -- Species and the birth of modern science -- The early nineteenth century: a period of change -- Darwin and the Darwinians -- The species problem arises -- The synthesis and species -- Modern debates -- Reproductive isolation concepts -- Evolutionary species concepts -- Phylogenetic species concepts -- Other species concepts -- Historical summary and conclusions The complex idea of "species" has evolved over time, yet its meaning is far from resolved. This comprehensive work takes a fresh look at an idea central to the field of biology by tracing its history from antiquity to today. John S. Wilkins explores the essentialist view, a staple of logic from Plato and Aristotle through the Middle Ages to fairly recent times, and considers the idea of species in natural history-a concept often connected to reproduction. Tracing "generative conceptions" of species back through Darwin to Epicurus, Wilkins provides a new perspective on the relationship between |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 305 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0520260856 0520945077 1282360035 9780520260856 9780520945074 9781282360037 |