Richard Dien Winfield

Universal Biology after Aristotle, Kant, and Hegel

The Philosopher's Guide to Life in the Universe

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Produktbeschreibung

Here is a universal biology that draws upon the contributions of Aristotle, Kant, and Hegel to unravel the mystery of life and conceive what is essential to living things anywhere they may arise. The book develops a philosopher's guide to life in the universe, conceiving how nature becomes a biosphere in which life can emerge, what are the basic life processes common to any organism, how evolution can give rise to the different possible forms of life, and what distinguishes the essential life forms from one another.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-319-75357-7
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 370g
• ISBN-13: 9783319753577
• ISBN-10: 3319753576
• Artikelnr.: 50555352

Autorenporträt

Richard Dien Winfield is Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Georgia, USA, where he has been teaching since 1982. He is President of the Society for Systematic Philosophy and past President of both the Hegel Society of America and the Metaphysical Society of America. He is the author of 19 previous books.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION.- 1. Nature as Biosphere.- 2. The Basic Life Processes.- 3. Evolution and the Development of the Different Forms of Life.- 4. Plant Life.- 5.Animal Life.- Index.