{"product_id":"thinking-about-life-paul-s-agutter-9781402088650","title":"Thinking about Life: The History and Philosophy of Biology and Other Sciences","description":"Our previous book, About Life, concerned modern biology. We used our present-day understanding of cells to 'define' the living state, providing a basis for exploring several general-interest topics: the origin of life, extraterrestrial life, intelligence, and the possibility that humans are unique. The ideas we proposed in About Life were intended as starting-points for debate - we did not claim them as 'truth' - but the information on which they were based is currently accepted as 'scientific fact'. What does that mean? What is 'scientific fact' and why is it accepted? What is science - and is biology like other sciences such as physics (except in subject m- ter)? The book you are now reading investigates these questions - and some related ones. Like About Life, it may particularly interest a reader who wishes to change career to biology and its related subdisciplines. In line with a recommendation by the British Association for the Advancement of Science - that the public should be given fuller information about the nature of science - we present the concepts underpinning biology and a survey of its historical and philosophical basis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul S. Agutter, Denys N. Wheatley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1402088655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781402088650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Paul S. Agutter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46465496645887,"sku":"9781402088650","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a9bf04f-3857-4d17-b2f5-37d470312e8c.jpg?v=1736346418","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thinking-about-life-paul-s-agutter-9781402088650","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}