Species: A History of the Idea (Volume 1) (Species and Systematics)
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Species: A History of the Idea (Volume 1) (Species and Systematics)
Book Details
- Author
- John S. Wilkins
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Category
- Animals
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780520260856
- ISBN-10
- 0520260856
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ISBN: 0520260856
Author: Wilkins, John S.
Condition: New
The complex idea of species has evolved over time, yet its meaning is far from resolved. This comprehensive work takes a fresh look at an idea central to the field of biology by tracing its history from antiquity to today. John S. Wilkins explores the essentialist view, a staple of logic from Plato and Aristotle through the Middle Ages to fairly recent times, and considers the idea of species in natural history-a concept often connected to reproduction. Tracing generative conceptions of species back through Darwin to Epicurus, Wilkins provides a new perspective on the relationship between philosophical and biological approaches to this concept. He also reviews the array of current definitions. Species is a benchmark exploration and clarification of a concept fundamental to the past, present, and future of the natural sciences.
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