Functions in Biological and Artificial Worlds: Comparative Philosophical Perspectives
(Part of the Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology Series)
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Investigations into the relationship between organism and artifacts from the perspective of functionality. The notion of function is an integral part of thinking in both biology and technology; biological organisms and technical artifacts are both ascribed functionality. Yet the concept of function is notoriously obscure (with problematic issues regarding the normative and the descriptive nature of functions, for example) and demands...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:026211321X
ISBN13:9780262113212
Release Date:January 2009
Publisher:MIT Press
Length:312 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 7.0" x 8.9"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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