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Essays on Life Itself
Robert Rosen
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Description for Essays on Life Itself
Paperback. A collection of twenty articles on the nature of life and on the objective of the natural sciences. It challenges the paradox of the brain as organism and the receptacle of scientific reasoning. It also reflects on the quandary of side effects, moments when science confronts unpredicted outgrowths of a process thought to be reduced to a system. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Compiling twenty articles on the nature of life and on the objective of the natural sciences, this remarkable book complements Robert Rosen's groundbreaking Life Itself-a work that influenced a wide range of philosophers, biologists, linguists, and social scientists. In Essays on Life Itself, Rosen takes to task the central objective of the natural sciences, calling into question the attempt to create objectivity in a subjective world and forcing us to reconsider where science can lead us in the years to come.
Compiling twenty articles on the nature of life and on the objective of the natural sciences, this remarkable book complements Robert Rosen's groundbreaking Life Itself-a work that influenced a wide range of philosophers, biologists, linguists, and social scientists. In Essays on Life Itself, Rosen takes to task the central objective of the natural sciences, calling into question the attempt to create objectivity in a subjective world and forcing us to reconsider where science can lead us in the years to come.
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
Complexity in Ecological Systems
Condition
New
Weight
589g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231105118
SKU
V9780231105118
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Ref
99-15
About Robert Rosen
Robert Rosen was professor emeritus of biophysics at Dalhousie University and the author of books including Life Itself (Columbia 1991), Principles of Mathematical Biology, and Principles of Measurement.
Reviews for Essays on Life Itself
These 22 essays are intended for serious thinkers, as they are provocative and often iconoclastic. There are many new ideas, daring perspectives, and challenging modes of interpretation of concepts that readers may have mistakenly thought they understood... I am equally sure that readers will enjoy and benefit from these essays.
Bruce J. West The Quarterly Review of Biology
Bruce J. West The Quarterly Review of Biology