Biological identity : perspectives from metaphysics and the philosophy of biology /
edited by Anne Sophie Meincke and John Dupré.
- 1 online resource (xviii, 286 pages) : illustrations.
- History and philosophy of biology .
"Analytic metaphysics has recently discovered biology as a means of grounding metaphysical theories. This has resulted in long-standing metaphysical puzzles, such as the problems of personal identity and material constitution, being increasingly addressed by appeal to a biological understanding of identity. This development within metaphysics is in significant tension with the growing tendency amongst philosophers of biology to regard biological identity as a deep puzzle in its own right, especially following recent advances in our understanding of symbiosis, the evolution of multi-cellular organisms and the inherently dynamical character of living systems. Moreover, and building on these biological insights, the broadly substance ontological framework of metaphysical theories of biological identity appears problematic to a growing number of philosophers of biology who invoke process ontology instead. This volume addresses this tension, exploring to what extent it can be dissolved. For this purpose, the volume presents the first selection of essays exclusively focused on biological identity and written by experts in metaphysics, the philosophy of biology and biology. The resulting cross-disciplinary dialogue paves the way for a convincing account of biological identity that is both metaphysically constructive and scientifically informed, and will be of interest to metaphysicians, philosophers of biology and theoretical biologists"--
9781351066389 1351066382 9780367495039 0367495031 9781351066365 1351066366 9781351066358 1351066358 9781351066372 1351066374
Biology--Philosophy.
Self (Philosophy)
Metaphysics.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
QH331 / .B445 2021eb
570.1
"Analytic metaphysics has recently discovered biology as a means of grounding metaphysical theories. This has resulted in long-standing metaphysical puzzles, such as the problems of personal identity and material constitution, being increasingly addressed by appeal to a biological understanding of identity. This development within metaphysics is in significant tension with the growing tendency amongst philosophers of biology to regard biological identity as a deep puzzle in its own right, especially following recent advances in our understanding of symbiosis, the evolution of multi-cellular organisms and the inherently dynamical character of living systems. Moreover, and building on these biological insights, the broadly substance ontological framework of metaphysical theories of biological identity appears problematic to a growing number of philosophers of biology who invoke process ontology instead. This volume addresses this tension, exploring to what extent it can be dissolved. For this purpose, the volume presents the first selection of essays exclusively focused on biological identity and written by experts in metaphysics, the philosophy of biology and biology. The resulting cross-disciplinary dialogue paves the way for a convincing account of biological identity that is both metaphysically constructive and scientifically informed, and will be of interest to metaphysicians, philosophers of biology and theoretical biologists"--
9781351066389 1351066382 9780367495039 0367495031 9781351066365 1351066366 9781351066358 1351066358 9781351066372 1351066374
Biology--Philosophy.
Self (Philosophy)
Metaphysics.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
QH331 / .B445 2021eb
570.1