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The nature of life : classi...
"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"--
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monografia Rebiun28011640 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun28011640 m o d cr mnu---unuuu 101006s2010 enk ob 001 0 eng d 2010004399 671530879 776969834 819469401 1162069320 1241768202 9780511729416 electronic bk.) 0511729413 electronic bk.) 9780511726118 ebook) 0511726112 ebook) 9780511730191 ebook) 0511730195 ebook) 9780521517751 hardback) 0521517753 hardback) 9780521732024 pbk.) 0521732026 pbk.) 1107206790 9781107206793 0511850387 9780511850387 1282770403 9781282770409 9786612770401 6612770406 0511728468 9780511728464 0511724705 9780511724701 0511727518 9780511727511 9786612770401 UPVA 998449834103706 UAM 991008080387804211 CBUC 991010755004306709 277040 MIL N$T eng pn N$T E7B OCLCQ OSU NRC OCLCQ COU N$T OCLCF NLGGC YDXCP CDX AUD CUY OCLCQ PIFAG OCLCQ WY@ LUE AU@ OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCA VLY UKAHL AJS SCI 075000 bisacsh The nature of life classical and contemporary perspectives from philosophy and science edited by Mark A. Bedau, Carol Cleland Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press ©2010 Cambridge New York Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press 1 online resource (xxii, 418 pages) 1 online resource (xxii, 418 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index De anima (selections) / Aristotle -- Treatise on man / René Descartes -- Critique of the teleological power of judgment (selections) / Immanuel Kant -- What is Life? (selections) / Erwin Schrödinger -- The nature of life / Alexander Oparin -- What is the meaning of 'life'? / Ernst Mayr -- The principles of life (selections) / Tibor Gánti -- The origin of life: a review of facts and speculation / Leslie E. Orgel -- Small molecule interactions were central to the origin of life / Robert Shapiro -- Are the different hypotheses on the emergence of life as different as they seem? / Iris Fry -- The universal nature of biochemistry / Norman Pace -- Is there a common chemical model for life in the universe? / Steven A. Benner, Alonso Ricardo and Matthew A. Carrigan -- Searching for life in the universe: lessons from Earth / Kenneth H. Nealson -- The possibility of alternative microbial life on Earth / Carol E. Cleland and Shelley D. Copley -- Introduction to the limits of organic life in planetary systems / National Research Council of the National Academies -- Learning from functionalism: prospects for strong artificial life / Elliott Sober -- Life, 'artificial life', and scientific explanation / Marc Lange -- Alien life: how would we know? / Margaret A. Boden -- Automatic design and manufacture of robotic life forms / Hod Lipson and Jordan P. Pollack -- A giant step towards artificial life? / David Deamer -- Approaches to semi-synthetic minimal cells: a review / Pier Luigi Luisi, Francesca Ferri and Pasquale Stano -- Creating 'real life' Evelyn Fox Keller -- Definitions of life / Carl Sagan -- The seven pillars of life Daniel E. Koshland -- A universal definition of life: autonomy and open-ended evolution / Kepa Ruiz-Mirazo, Juli Peretó and Alvaro Moreno -- Does 'life' have a definition? / Carol Cleland and Christopher Chyba -- Sentient symphony / Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan -- Defining life / Kim Sterelny and Paul Griffiths -- Universal Darwinism / Richard Dawkins -- What is life? Was Schrödinger right? / Stuart A. Kauffman -- Four puzzles about life / Mark A. Bedau "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"-- Provided by publisher English Science- Philosophy Philosophy of nature Life Science Philosophy SCIENCE- Philosophy & Social Aspects Philosophy of nature Science- Philosophy Leven Levensfilosofie Filosofie Electronic books Geschiedenis (vorm) Bedau, Mark Cleland, Carol Print version Nature of life. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521517751 (DLC) 2010004399 (OCoLC)506249103 Cambridge books online