Discovering Cell Mechanisms (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521729444)

Between 1940 and 1970, pioneers in the new field of cell biology discovered the operative parts of cells and their contributions to cell life. Cell biology was a revolutionary science in its own right, but in this book, it also provides fuel for yet another revolution, one that focuses on the very conception of science itself. Laws have traditionally been regarded as the primary vehicle of explanation, but in the emerging philosophy of science it is mechanisms that do the explanatory work. William Bechtel emphasizes how mechanisms were discovered by cell biologists.

Author: William Bechtel
ISBN-10: 0521729440
ISBN-13: 9780521729444
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2008
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d