{"product_id":"species-john-s-wilkins-9780520260856","title":"Species: A History of the Idea Volume 1","description":"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. \u003ci\u003eSpecies\u003c\/i\u003e is a benchmark exploration and clarification of a concept fundamental to the past, present, and future of the natural sciences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John S. Wilkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520260856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520260856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/25\/2009 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2010","brand":"John S. Wilkins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064998605055,"sku":"9780520260856","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af160682-48b6-4573-872c-ea9478e8f443.jpg?v=1768672461","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/species-john-s-wilkins-9780520260856","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}