Philosophy of Stem Cell Biology - M. Fagan

Philosophy of Stem Cell Biology

Knowledge in Flesh and Blood

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
274 Seiten
2013 | 1st ed. 2013
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-34985-2 (ISBN)
82,35 inkl. MwSt
This examination of stem cell biology from a philosophy of science perspective clarifies the field's central concept, the stem cell, as well as its aims, methods, models, explanations and evidential challenges. Relations to systems biology and clinical medicine are also discussed.

MELINDA BONNIE FAGAN is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Rice University in Houston, Texas, USA. She has PhDs in Biological Sciences (Stanford University, 1998) and History and Philosophy of Science (Indiana University, Bloomington, 2007) and has published over twenty articles and book chapters on biology and philosophy of science.

List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Visceral Phenomena PART I Stem Cell Concepts Don't Know What You've Got 'Til It's Gone: Evidence in Stem Cell Experiments A State of Uncertainty: Stemness and the Roles of Theory PART II Mechanistic Explanation: The Joint Account Genes and Development: The Stem Cell Perspective Pluripotent Model Organisms Social Experiments PART III Integrating Stem Cell and Systems Biology Clinical Values Bibliography Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
Zusatzinfo XX, 274 p.
Verlagsort Basingstoke
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Allgemeines / Lexika
Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik
Medizin / Pharmazie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie
Schlagworte Biology • Cell • Cell Biology • genes • Philosophy • philosophy of science • Science • systems biology
ISBN-10 1-349-34985-2 / 1349349852
ISBN-13 978-1-349-34985-2 / 9781349349852
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