Properties of life toward a theory of organismic biology

"Presents a synthesis of specific properties of living organisms as they can be described by modern research in order to generate a coherent theory of life"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Rosslenbroich, Bernd, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : The MIT Press [2023]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Vienna series in theoretical biology.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009863830006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Series Foreword
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. History and Presence of Organismic Thinking in Biology
  • 3. Working Hypothesis
  • 4. Properties of Life
  • 4.1. Interdependencies
  • 4.2. Integrative Biological Systems
  • 4.3. Autonomy
  • 4.4. Agency
  • 4.5. Processing of Molecules
  • 4.6. Processing Information
  • 4.7. Processing of Energy
  • 4.8. Processes of Shape
  • 4.9. Time Autonomy
  • 4.10. Sensitivity and Affectability
  • 4.11. Subjective Experience
  • 4.12. The Ability to Evolve
  • 4.13. Growth and Development
  • 4.14. Environmental Interrelationship
  • 4.15. Reproduction and Death
  • 5. Synthesis
  • References
  • Index.