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Evolutionary Theory
The natural world is infinitely complex and hierarchically structured, with smaller units forming the components of larger systems: genes are components genomes, cells are building blocks of tissues and organs, individuals are members of populations, which, in turn, are parts of species. In the face of such awe inspiring complexity, scientists need tools like the hierarchy theory of evolution, which provides a theoretical framework and an interdisciplinary research program that aims to understand the way complex biological systems work and evolve. The multidisciplinary approach looks at the structure of the myriad intricate interactions across levels of organization that range from molecules to the biosphere. Evolutionary Theory: A Hierarchical Perspective provides an introduction to the theory, which is currently driving a great deal of research in bioinformatics and evolutionary theory. Written by a diverse and renowned group of contributors, and edited by the founder of Hierachy Theory Niles Eldredge, this work will help make transparent the fundamental patterns driving living sytems.
Life and Evolution
This book offers to the international reader a collection of original articles of some of the most skillful historians and philosophers of biology currently working in Latin American universities. During the last decades, increasing attention has been paid in Latin America to the history and philosophy of biology, but since many local authors prefer to write in Spanish or in Portuguese, their ideas have barely crossed the boundaries of the continent. This volume aims to remedy this state of things, providing a good sample of this production to the English speaking readers, bringing together contributions from researchers working in Brazilian, Argentinean, Chilean, Colombian and Mexican unive...
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2400 YEARS OF THINKING WITH ARISTOTLE
„Studiind operele lui Aristotel, pare că eşti condus prin mai multe săli de expoziţie, fiecare ticsită cu probleme şi întrebări: acestea pot fi abordate dintr-un unghi sau din altul, preluate şi examinate, încercând analize diferite şi propunând diverse modalităţi de a le găsi o soluţie… Aristotel caută încă răspunsul – şi ne invită să-l căutăm împreună cu el” (Jonathan Barnes). De aproape 2400 de ani, filosofia lui Aristotel continuă să genereze dezbateri aprinse şi să inspire, în fiecare epocă, interpretări novatoare, într-un dialog neîntrerupt cu tradiţia intelectuală a Greciei antice. Reunind cercetători din toate generaţiile, cu abordări diferite şi variate subiecte de interes, editorii acestui volum speră să fi dovedit, încă o dată, caracterul complex şi inepuizabil al moştenirii aristotelice.
Brazilian Studies in Philosophy and History of Science
This volume, The Brazilian Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, is the first attempt to present to a general audience, works from Brazil on this subject. The included papers are original, covering a remarkable number of relevant topics of philosophy of science, logic and on the history of science. The Brazilian community has increased in the last years in quantity and in quality of the works, most of them being published in respectable international journals on the subject. The chapters of this volume are forwarded by a general introduction, which aims to sketch not only the contents of the chapters, but it is conceived as a historical and conceptual guide to the development of the field in Brazil. The introduction intends to be useful to the reader, and not only to the specialist, helping them to evaluate the increase in production of this country within the international context.
Understanding Evolution in Darwin's "Origin"
This book aims to encourage the reading of "On the Origin of Species" and to include it in the teaching of evolution. With a comprehensive overview of the development of Darwin's theory, the volume provides relevant aspects of Darwin's life and work in connection with the broader context of his time. The historical and philosophical analysis, mirrored in the socio-cultural scope, enables the diachronic reading of the text. It is built on various sources of historians and philosophers of science and sheds fresh light on them. Its uniqueness is the broad structure that covers four parts: the pre-Darwinian concepts of species changes; some key elements of Darwin's pursuit of the causes of evolution, from his voyage on Beagle to the publication of his groundbreaking work; chapter-by-chapter analysis of the "Origin"; and subsequent developments in evolutionary thought. This book is of interest to undergraduate and graduate students, scholars in history, philosophy, and sociology of science and science education, as well as the general public.
Functions: From Organisms to Artefacts
This book, originally published in French, examines the philosophical debates on functions over the last forty years and proposes new ways of analysis. Pervasive throughout the life sciences, the concept of function has the air of an epistemological scandal: ascribing a function to a biological structure or process amounts to suggesting that it is explained by its effects. This book confronts the debates on function with the use of the notion in a wide range of disciplines, such as biology, psychology, and medicine. It also raises the question of whether this notion, which is as old in the history of technology as it is in the life sciences, has the same meaning in these two domains.
Construindo o Novo Ensino Médio: Projetos Interdisciplinares – Biologia
A Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) preconiza a formação continuada de professores como um processo permanente de aperfeiçoamento dos saberes necessários aos docentes. Construindo o Novo Ensino Médio: Projetos Interdisciplinares - Biologia foi elaborado para ser um aliado efetivo do professor ao contribuir nesse processo, trazendo recursos e vivências que o ajudam a refletir sobre sua trajetória profissional e a continuar a exercer a docência de maneira plena, de acordo com os preceitos da BNCC, de modo que alcance bons resultados pessoais e profissionais e conviva solidariamente na comunidade escolar. O livro contém orientações para sua atuação como organizador e mediador do processo de ensino e aprendizagem e sugere caminhos para a transposição didática do conhecimento científico, a socialização do saber e a colocação do estudante na condição de protagonista de sua aprendizagem por meio da realização de projetos interdisciplinares, contribuindo para que você alcance com êxito os objetivos educacionais com os quais está comprometido.
Nietzsche contra Darwin
As críticas nietzschianas contra o darwinismo, ou contra aquilo que Nietzsche acredita serem o darwinismo e as ideias de Darwin, suas críticas ao mecanicismo e, como acreditamos, sua rejeição a projetos eugenistas imbricam-se na noção nietzschiana de vida como processo contínuo de autossuperação, na sua tentativa de superação da metafísica e dos conceitos fixos, absolutos e imutáveis. O homem não tem uma natureza a ser atingida, seja ela predeterminada ou finalidade de um processo evolutivo. Nietzsche alerta-nos contra a "necessidade atomista", tanto em sua vertente corporal como anímica.
