Mark A Bedau, Carol E Cleland

Gebundenes Buch

The Nature of Life

Classical and Contemporary Perspectives from Philosophy and Science

Beschreibung

Introduces a broad range of scientific and philosophical issues about life through the original historical and contemporary sources.

Autor

Mark A. Bedau is Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Reed College, Oregon and a regular Visiting Professor at the European School of Molecular Medicine, in Milan, Italy. He is an internationally recognized leader in the philosophical and scientific study of living systems and has published and lectured extensively on issues concerning emergence, evolution, life, mind, and the social and ethical implications of creating life from nonliving materials.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 440
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 192mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 1090g
• ISBN-13: 9780521517751
• ISBN-10: 0521517753
• Artikelnr.: 31890872