Thomas Pradeu (Universite de Bordeaux)

Philosophy of Immunology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this Element, Thomas Pradeu considers the ways in which current immunology sheds light on some of the most important contemporary philosophical issues, from the persistence of identity through time to the interaction of mind and body. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Produktdetails

• Elements in the Philosophy of Biology
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 153mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 150g
• ISBN-13: 9781108727501
• ISBN-10: 1108727506
• Artikelnr.: 58660777

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: the Centrality of Immunity in Biology and Medicine
2. Immunity: a Matter of Defence?
3. The Unity of the Individual: Self-nonself, Autoimmunity, Tolerance, and Symbiosis
4. Cancer as a De-unification of the Individual
5. Neuroimmunology: the Intimate Dialogue between the Nervous System and the Immune System.