The Epistemology of Development, Evolution, and Genetics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521836753)

The essays in this collection examine developments in three fundamental biological disciplines--embryology, evolutionary biology, and genetics--in conflict with each other for much of the twentieth century. They consider key methodological problems and the difficulty of overcoming them. Richard Burian interweaves historical appreciation of the settings within which scientists work, substantial knowledge of the biological problems at stake and the methodological and philosophical issues faced in integrating biological knowledge drawn from disparate sources.

Author: Richard Burian
ISBN-10: 0521836751
ISBN-13: 9780521836753
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2004
Pages: 290
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d