Lindley (Associate Professor of Philosophy and History, Associate Professor of Philosophy and History, University of Maryland, College Park) Darden
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Lindley (Associate Professor of Philosophy and History, Associate Professor of Philosophy and History, University of Maryland, College Park) Darden,
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Lindley Darden
e druk, 1991
9780195067972
Theory Change in Science
Strategies from Mendelian Genetics
Specificaties
Gebonden, 328 blz.
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Engels
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e druk, 1991
ISBN13: 9780195067972
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Monographs on the History and Philosophy of Biology
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Samenvatting
This challenging and innovative book examines the processes involved in the birth and development of new scientific ideas. The author has searched for strategies used by scientists for producing new theories, both those that yield a range of plausible hypotheses and ones that aid in narrowing that range. She goes on to focus on the development of the theory of the gene as a case study in scientific creativity. Her discussion of modern genetics greatly demystifies the philosophy of science, and establishes a realistic framework for understanding how scientists actually go about their work.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780195067972
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:328
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction; Philosophical preliminaries; The problem of heredity; Historical introduction; Mendelism, 1900-1903; Unit-characters, pairs, and dominance; Boveri-Sutton chromosome theory; Tests of segregation; Reduplication, linkage, and Mendel's second law; The chromosome theory and mutation; Unit-characters to factors to genes; Exemplars, diagrams, and diagnosis; Genetics and other fields; Summary of strategies for theory change; Implications for further work.