LEADER 03174nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9911019993103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612348075 010 $a9781282348073 010 $a1282348078 010 $a9780470515488 010 $a0470515481 010 $a9780470515495 010 $a047051549X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000377102 035 $a(EBL)470792 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000301787 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11247570 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000301787 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10266030 035 $a(PQKB)10407498 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470792 035 $a(OCoLC)181186127 035 $a(Perlego)2785026 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000377102 100 $a19980128d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe limits of reductionism in biology 210 $aChichester ;$aNew York $cJ. Wiley$d1998 215 $a1 online resource (242 p.) 225 1 $aNovartis Foundation symposium ;$v213 300 $aPapers from the Symposium on the Limits of Reductionism in Biology, held at the Novartis Foundation, London, May 13-15, 1997. 300 $aEditors, Gregory R. Bock (organizer) and Jamie A. Goode. 311 08$a9780471977704 311 08$a0471977705 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aTHE LIMITS OF REDUCTIONISM IN BIOLOGY; Contents; Introduction; Reductionism and antireductionism; Reductionism in physical sciences; Macromolecular structure and self-assembly; Reduction and integration in understanding the heart; General discussion : Is all science reductionist?; Muscle contraction; Reductionism and explanation in cell biology; Biological computation; Reductionism in learning and memory; Hearing; The nested networks of brains and minds; Genes, environment and the development of behaviour; What is wrong with reductionist explanations of behaviour? 327 $aLevels of organization in ecological systemsThe units of selection; Final discussion : What are the limits of reductionism?; Index of contributors; Subject index 330 $aA comprehensive volume examining the fundamental questions raised by reductionists' theory about levels of explanation necessary to understand biological systems. The book evaluates the enormously powerful techniques of molecular biology, and analyzes precisely how molecular information has improved our understanding of fundamental biological processes. 410 0$aNovartis Foundation symposium ;$v213. 606 $aBiology$xPhilosophy$vCongresses 606 $aReductionism$vCongresses 615 0$aBiology$xPhilosophy 615 0$aReductionism 676 $a570.1 701 $aBock$b Gregory$0322650 701 $aGoode$b Jamie$0283336 712 02$aNovartis Foundation. 712 12$aSymposium on the Limits of Reductionism in Biology$f(1997 :$eNovartis Foundation) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911019993103321 996 $aThe limits of reductionism in biology$94416708 997 $aUNINA