The Epistemology of Development, Evolution, and Genetics

by Richard Burian

Book Overview

Collected for the first time in a single volume are essays which examine the developments in three fundamental biological disciplines - embryology, evolutionary biology, and genetics. These disciplines were in conflict for much of the twentieth century and the essays in this collection examine key methodological problems within these disciplines and the difficulties faced in overcoming the conflicts between them. Burian skilfully weaves together historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521545285
• ISBN13: 9780521545280
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 8.6"