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Philosophical Perspectives on the Engineering Approach in Biology: Living Machines? (History and Philosophy of Biology) - Softcover

Buch 14 von 19: History and Philosophy of Biology
 
9780367491468: Philosophical Perspectives on the Engineering Approach in Biology: Living Machines? (History and Philosophy of Biology)

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This book provides a philosophical examination of what has been called the most powerful metaphor in biology: The machine metaphor. It discusses the idea that living systems can be understood through the lens of engineering methods and machine metaphors from both historical, theoretical, and practical perspectives.

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Sune Holm is Associate Professor in Philosophy at the Department of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Copenhagen. His research mainly focuses on topics in ethics and philosophy of science relating to biology, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence.

Maria Serban is a lecturer in philosophy at University of East Anglia. She is a philosopher of science focusing on modelling practices in the life sciences.

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