Reorienting the Debate on Biological Individuality: Politics and Practices

IF 1.4 4区生物学 Q4 MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

Acta Biotheoretica Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI:10.1007/s10441-024-09479-9

Rose Trappes

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Abstract

Biological individuality is without a doubt a key concept in philosophy of biology. Questions around the individuality of organisms, species, and biological systems can be traced throughout the philosophy of biology since the discipline’s inception, not to mention the sustained attention they have received in biology and philosophy more broadly. It’s high time the topic got its own Cambridge Element. McConwell’s Biological Individuality falls short of an authoritative overview of the debate on biological individuality. However, it sends a welcome message to new and seasoned scholars to reorient the debate towards practically and politically relevant themes.

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调整生物个体性辩论的方向：政治与实践

生物个体性无疑是生物学哲学的一个关键概念。自生物学诞生以来，围绕生物体、物种和生物系统的个体性问题就一直贯穿于生物学哲学的始终，更不用说它们在生物学和更广泛的哲学中受到的持续关注了。现在是时候让这个话题拥有自己的《剑桥要素》了。麦康威尔的《生物个体性》没有对生物个体性的争论做出权威性的概述。不过，它向新老学者发出了一个值得欢迎的信息，那就是将辩论重新定位到与实际和政治相关的主题上。

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Acta Biotheoretica 生物-生物学

CiteScore

2.70

自引率

7.70%

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审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： Acta Biotheoretica is devoted to the promotion of theoretical biology, encompassing mathematical biology and the philosophy of biology, paying special attention to the methodology of formation of biological theory. Papers on all kind of biological theories are welcome. Interesting subjects include philosophy of biology, biomathematics, computational biology, genetics, ecology and morphology. The process of theory formation can be presented in verbal or mathematical form. Moreover, purely methodological papers can be devoted to the historical origins of the philosophy underlying biological theories and concepts. Papers should contain clear statements of biological assumptions, and where applicable, a justification of their translation into mathematical form and a detailed discussion of the mathematical treatment. The connection to empirical data should be clarified. Acta Biotheoretica also welcomes critical book reviews, short comments on previous papers and short notes directing attention to interesting new theoretical ideas.