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Species: the evolution of the idea

By John S. Wilkins

Book information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2018
ISBN
1138055743, 9781138055742, 1351677993, 9781351677998
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3150270 bytes)
Series
Species and Systematics
Edition
2
Pages
427\0
Time added
2018-05-06 15:56:19
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Description

Over time the complex idea of "species" has evolved, yet its meaning is far from resolved. This comprehensive work is a fresh look at an idea central to the field of biology by tracing its history from antiquity to today. Species is a benchmark exploration and clarification of a concept fundamental to the past, present, and future of the natural sciences. In this edition, a section is added on the debate over species since the time of the New Synthesis, and brings the book up to date. A section on recent philosophical debates over species has also been added. This edition is better suited non-specialists in philosophy, so that it will be of greater use for scientists wishing to understand how the notion came to be that living organisms form species.

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