5050 Articulating different modes of explanation : the present boundary in biological research / Michel Morange -- Compromising positions : the minding of matter / Susan Oyama -- Abstractions, idealizations, and evolutionary biology / Peter Godfrey-Smith -- The adequacy of model systems for evo-devo : modeling the formation of organisms/modeling the formation of society / Scott F. Gilbert -- Niche construction in evolution, ecosystems and developmental biology / John Odling-Smee -- Novelty, plasticity and niche construction : the influence of phenotypic variation on evolution / Kim Sterelny -- The evolution of complexity / Mark A. Bedau -- Self-organization, self-assembly, and the origin of life / Evelyn Fox Keller -- Self-organization and complexity in evolutionary theory, or, in this life the bread always falls jammy side down / Michael Ruse
Summary
Shows how biological models and theories are constructed. This book explores convergences between different models or theoretical frameworks
