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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
September 2014
Print publication year:
2014
Online ISBN:
9781139162524
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139162524
Subjects:
Life Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy
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Book description

Microbes and microbiology are seldom encountered in philosophical accounts of the life sciences. Although microbiology is a well-established science and microbes the basis of life on this planet, neither the organisms nor the science have been seen as philosophically significant. This book will change that. It fills a major gap in the philosophy of biology by examining central philosophical issues in microbiology. Topics are drawn from evolutionary microbiology, microbial ecology, and microbial classification. These discussions are aimed at philosophers and scientists who wish to gain insight into the basic philosophical issues of microbiology.

Reviews

'Many readers will be familiar with the basic concepts behind the topics discussed in this book, but the author’s treatment of these topics is guaranteed to make readers think about them more deeply and in new ways … Recommended. Graduate students, researchers/faculty, professionals/practitioners.'

R. K. Harris Source: Choice

‘Philosophy of Microbiology raises new questions relevant to both historical and contemporary topics in the philosophy of science, such as modelling and individuality. I recommend this book to philosophers of science who wish to see old philosophical questions in a new and stimulating context.’

Alison K. McConwell Source: British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

‘Philosophy of Microbiology is a thought-provoking and comprehensive look at the influence of microbiology on how we conceive of and study the living world.’

Paul Sniegowski Source: The Quarterly Review of Biology

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