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Subject: Molecular Biology Subject: Experimental Biology Collections: Philosophy, Department of

  • Homology and the origin of correspondence

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    2002

    Brigandt, Ingo

    Homology is a natural kind term and a precise account of what homologyis has to come out of theories about the role of homologues in evolution anddevelopment. Definitions of homology are discussed with respect to the questionas to whether they are able to give a non-circular account of...

  • Philosophical issues in experimental biology

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    2006

    Brigandt, Ingo

    Introduction: Traditionally, studies in the philosophy of biology have been strongly centered on evolutionary biology and systematics. To be sure, during the last four decades the field of molecular biology has been subject to substantial philosophical discussion as well. Still, discussions of...

  • The Linnean Tradition of Classifying Organisms under attack

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    2002

    Brigandt, Ingo

    Introduction: Systematics has always been an important topic for philosophy of biology. Nonetheless, philosophical books dealing with this subject alone are very rare. Marc Ereshefsky, known for his contributions in the philosophy of taxonomy, now gives an encompassing treatment of systematics,...

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