Remapping Biology with Goethe, Schelling, and Herder recruits a
Romantic philosophy of biology into contemporary debates to both
integrate the theoretical implications of ecology, evolution, and
development, and to contextualize the successes of the Modern
Evolutionary Synthesis’s gene’s-eye-view of biology. The dominant
philosophy of biology in the twentieth century was one developed
within and for the Modern Evolutionary Synthesis. As biologists like
those developing an Extended Evolutionary Synthesis have pushed the
limits of this paradigm, fresh philosophical approaches have become
necessary. This book makes the case that an organicism developed by
the 19th century figures Goethe, Schelling, and Herder offers
surprising resources to navigate the contemporary biological and
evolutionary terrain. This “metamorphic organicism” resonates with
present trends in biological theory that emphasize process, organismal
dynamics, ecology, and agency. It also proposes strategies for
reintegrating reductive and mechanistic maps of biology, like those of
the Modern Evolutionary Synthesis, into richer theoretical
representations of life. Drawing from cutting-edge biology, Romantic
history, and perspectival pluralist literatures, this integrated
history-and-philosophy-of-biology will be of interest to students and
scholars interested in the genesis of current theoretical tensions in
evolutionary biology, and to those seeking constructive ways to
resolve those tensions, including practicing biologists and educators.
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ISBN
9781003860167
Publisert
2024
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Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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