Everything flows : towards a processual philosophy of biology / edited by Daniel J. NIcholson and John Dupré.

Against the traditional view of the living world as fundamentally composed of enduring things, this work argues for the radical alternative that it essentially consists of processes. Biology is the study of the processes that constitute living beings, and the things biologists study ultimately deriv...

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Corporate Authors: University of Exeter, Process Philosophy of Biology
Other Authors: Nicholson, Daniel J. (Editor), Dupré, John (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:Against the traditional view of the living world as fundamentally composed of enduring things, this work argues for the radical alternative that it essentially consists of processes. Biology is the study of the processes that constitute living beings, and the things biologists study ultimately derive their existence from more basic processes.--
Item Description:"The majority of the papers herein originated at the workshop 'Process Philosophy of Biology' ... held in Exeter in November 2014"--Page vii
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 386 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191085178
0191085170
9780191824685
0191824682
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.