{"product_id":"species-john-s-wilkins-9780520271395","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 0520271394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520271395\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 11\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.60w x 0.80d","brand":"John S. Wilkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717146734847,"sku":"9780520271395","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc8e74b9-ca5f-4d9e-89ed-ee82411672e3.jpg?v=1705687152","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/species-john-s-wilkins-9780520271395","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}