the history and philosophy of biology and other sciences /
by Paul S. Agutter, Denys N. Wheatley
Dordrecht :
Springer,
2008
xiv, 267 p. :
ill. ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
What is science? -- Culture, technology and knowledge -- Classical roots -- Mediaeval views of the world -- The scientific revolution -- The 'scientific revolution' in biology -- Aristotle's biology -- How different are organisms from inanimate objects? -- Cell theory and experimental physiology: new ideas in a changing society -- Embryos and entelechy -- Spontaneous generation -- The evolution of Darwinism -- The great heredity debate -- Evolutionary theory attains maturity -- The problem of purpose -- The scientific status of biology