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Species: A History of the Idea Volume 1

Species: A History of the Idea Volume 1

Wilkins, John S.

Paperback

Series: Species and Systematics, Book 1

Sports GeneralBiologyEvolution

ISBN10: 0520271394
ISBN13: 9780520271395
Publisher: Univ Of California Pr
Published: Nov 1 2011
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.60 Depth: 8.70
Language: English
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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