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Wilson resolves paradoxes that arise when one applies past notions of individuality to biological examples.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Seitenzahl: 150
- Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2014
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
- Gewicht: 380g
- ISBN-13: 9780521624251
- ISBN-10: 0521624258
- Artikelnr.: 24248902
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Seitenzahl: 150
- Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2014
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
- Gewicht: 380g
- ISBN-13: 9780521624251
- ISBN-10: 0521624258
- Artikelnr.: 24248902
Acknowledgements
Part I. Beyond Horses and Oak Trees: A New Theory of Individuation for Living Entities: 1. Introduction
2. The meaning of 'a life'
3. The poverty of examples
4. Imaginary examples and conceptual analysis
5. What is it?
Part II. The Biological and Philosophical Roots of Individuality: 6. Why biologists (should) care about individuality
7. Philosophers on living entities
8. Natural kinds and substantial kinds
9. Patterns and natural kinds
Part III. Individuality and Equivocation: 10. Paradigm individuals: the higher animals
11. Other possible solutions
12. The proposed solution
Part IV. The Necessity of Biological Origin and Substantial Kinds: 13. A valid argument for sortal essentialism
14. The necessity of biological origin
15. Sex
16. Species membership and the necessity of genealogy
Part V. Generation and Corruption: 17. Genetic individuals
18. Functional individuals
19. Developmental individuals
20. Raising the dead
Part VI. Personal Identity Naturalized: Our Bodies, Our Selves: 21. Human beings as biological entities
22. Is a person a human being?
23. Conclusions
Appendix. Identity and sortals: why relative identity is self-contradictory
Notes
References
Index.
Part I. Beyond Horses and Oak Trees: A New Theory of Individuation for Living Entities: 1. Introduction
2. The meaning of 'a life'
3. The poverty of examples
4. Imaginary examples and conceptual analysis
5. What is it?
Part II. The Biological and Philosophical Roots of Individuality: 6. Why biologists (should) care about individuality
7. Philosophers on living entities
8. Natural kinds and substantial kinds
9. Patterns and natural kinds
Part III. Individuality and Equivocation: 10. Paradigm individuals: the higher animals
11. Other possible solutions
12. The proposed solution
Part IV. The Necessity of Biological Origin and Substantial Kinds: 13. A valid argument for sortal essentialism
14. The necessity of biological origin
15. Sex
16. Species membership and the necessity of genealogy
Part V. Generation and Corruption: 17. Genetic individuals
18. Functional individuals
19. Developmental individuals
20. Raising the dead
Part VI. Personal Identity Naturalized: Our Bodies, Our Selves: 21. Human beings as biological entities
22. Is a person a human being?
23. Conclusions
Appendix. Identity and sortals: why relative identity is self-contradictory
Notes
References
Index.
Acknowledgements
Part I. Beyond Horses and Oak Trees: A New Theory of Individuation for Living Entities: 1. Introduction
2. The meaning of 'a life'
3. The poverty of examples
4. Imaginary examples and conceptual analysis
5. What is it?
Part II. The Biological and Philosophical Roots of Individuality: 6. Why biologists (should) care about individuality
7. Philosophers on living entities
8. Natural kinds and substantial kinds
9. Patterns and natural kinds
Part III. Individuality and Equivocation: 10. Paradigm individuals: the higher animals
11. Other possible solutions
12. The proposed solution
Part IV. The Necessity of Biological Origin and Substantial Kinds: 13. A valid argument for sortal essentialism
14. The necessity of biological origin
15. Sex
16. Species membership and the necessity of genealogy
Part V. Generation and Corruption: 17. Genetic individuals
18. Functional individuals
19. Developmental individuals
20. Raising the dead
Part VI. Personal Identity Naturalized: Our Bodies, Our Selves: 21. Human beings as biological entities
22. Is a person a human being?
23. Conclusions
Appendix. Identity and sortals: why relative identity is self-contradictory
Notes
References
Index.
Part I. Beyond Horses and Oak Trees: A New Theory of Individuation for Living Entities: 1. Introduction
2. The meaning of 'a life'
3. The poverty of examples
4. Imaginary examples and conceptual analysis
5. What is it?
Part II. The Biological and Philosophical Roots of Individuality: 6. Why biologists (should) care about individuality
7. Philosophers on living entities
8. Natural kinds and substantial kinds
9. Patterns and natural kinds
Part III. Individuality and Equivocation: 10. Paradigm individuals: the higher animals
11. Other possible solutions
12. The proposed solution
Part IV. The Necessity of Biological Origin and Substantial Kinds: 13. A valid argument for sortal essentialism
14. The necessity of biological origin
15. Sex
16. Species membership and the necessity of genealogy
Part V. Generation and Corruption: 17. Genetic individuals
18. Functional individuals
19. Developmental individuals
20. Raising the dead
Part VI. Personal Identity Naturalized: Our Bodies, Our Selves: 21. Human beings as biological entities
22. Is a person a human being?
23. Conclusions
Appendix. Identity and sortals: why relative identity is self-contradictory
Notes
References
Index.