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Thinking About Life : the History and Philosophy of Biology and Other Sciences by Paul S. Agutter, Denys N. Wheatley is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Thinking About Life : the History and Philosophy of Biology and Other Sciences about?
Our previous book, About Life, concerned modern biology. We used our present-day understanding of cells to ‘define’ the living state, providing a basis for exploring several general-interest topics: the origin of life, extraterrestrial life, intelligence, and the possibility that humans are unique. The ideas we proposed in About Life were intended as starting-points for debate – we did not claim them as ‘truth’ – but the information on which they were based is currently accepted as ‘scientific f
Who reads Thinking About Life : the History and Philosophy of Biology and Other Sciences?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Paul S. Agutter, Denys N. Wheatley
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands; Springer
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781402088667
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Biology, Philosophy, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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