History of Biology & Life Sciences, History of Science, Biology - General & Miscellaneous, Philosophy of Science - General & Miscellaneous, Philosophy of Science - Social Aspects, Science, Philosophy of
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Overview
What distinguishes living from non-living entities, says De Loof (zoology, Leuven U., Belgium) is the ability to solve problems, and that is accomplished by communicating compartments. He outlines a definition, properties, and hierarchical organization of those compartments. His goal is to familiarize biologists with the principles of communication, and students of the humanities with principles of biology. With some help, he himself translated the 1996 Wat is Leven from Dutch. Distributed in the US by Coronet Books. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, ORSynopsis
Decades ago, the visionary geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky stated that "nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution". Arnold De Loof takes the discussion a step further with his assertion that "nothing in biology and in evolution makes sense except in the light of communication and problem solving".Book Details
Published
January 1, 2002
Publisher
Leuven University Press
Pages
346
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9789058672360