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Organization in Biology
This open access book assesses the prospects of (re)adopting organization as a pivotal concept in biology. It shows how organization can nourish biological thinking and practice, by reconnecting with the idea of biology as the science of organized systems. The book provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art picture of the characterizations and uses of the concept of organization in both biologic…
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- 978-3-031-38968-9
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- VIII, 333
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- History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences (HPTL, volume 33)
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Vitalism and Its Legacy in Twentieth Century Life Sciences and Philosophy
This Open Access book combines philosophical and historical analysis of various forms of alternatives to mechanism and mechanistic explanation, focusing on the 19th century to the present. It addresses vitalism, organicism and responses to materialism and its relevance to current biological science. In doing so, it promotes dialogue and discussion about the historical and philosophical importan…
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- 978-3-031-12604-8
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- VIII, 269
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- History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences (HPTL, volume 29)
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From Assessing to Conserving Biodiversity : Conceptual and Practical Challenges
This open access book features essays written by philosophers, biologists, ecologists and conservation scientists facing the current biodiversity crisis. Despite increasing communication, accelerating policy and management responses, and notwithstanding improving ecosystem assessment and endangered species knowledge, conserving biodiversity continues to be more a concern than an accomplished ta…
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- 978-3-030-10991-2
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- XIV, 452
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- History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences (HPTL, volume 24)
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The Ethical Spirit of EU Law
This open access book seeks to identify the ethical spirit of European Union (EU) law, a context in which we can observe a trend towards increasing references to the terms ‘ethics’ and ‘morality’. This aspect is all the more important because EU law is now affecting more and more areas of national law, including such sensitive ones as the patentability of human life. Especially when une…
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- 1
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- 9783030105822
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- XIX, 157 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Qualitative Freedom - Autonomy in Cosmopolitan Responsibility
In the light of growing political and religious fundamentalism, this open access book defends the idea of freedom as paramount for the attempt to find common ethical ground in the age of globality. The book sets out to examine as yet unexhausted ways to boost the resilience of the principle of liberalism. Critically reviewing the last 200 years of the philosophy of freedom, it revises the princ…
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- 9783030047238
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- X, 365 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Der junge Carnap in historischem Kontext: 1918–1935 / Young Carnap in an Hi…
This open access volume is based on the 'Early Carnap in Context’ workshop that took place in Konstanz in 2017 and looks at Rudolf Carnap’s philosophy, documented in his recently released diaries, from a combination of historical, cultural and philosophical perspectives. It enables further evaluation of the diaries and traces newly found interrelationships and their systematic definition. F…
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- 978-3-030-58251-7
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- XIV, 264
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Handbook of Military Sciences
This open access handbook is a major reference work in the field of Military Sciences. Its main purpose is to inform and enlighten those dealing with the military on the role and contributions of science in describing, understanding and explaining military life, knowledge and doings. The handbook provides a comprehensive thematic introduction to various sub-fields of Military Sciences. The …
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- 9783030028664
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Animals in Our Midst: The Challenges of Co-existing with Animals in the Anthr…
This Open Access book brings together authoritative voices in animal and environmental ethics, who address the many different facets of changing human-animal relationships in the Anthropocene. As we are living in complex times, the issue of how to establish meaningful relationships with other animals under Anthropocene conditions needs to be approached from a multitude of angles. This book offe…
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- 978-3-030-63523-7
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- XV, 579
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Paul Ricoeur : Empowering Education, Politics and Society
This open access book employs Paul Ricoeur's methodologies to identify, challenge, and replace with responsible language the many continuing abuses of power, including in the university curriculum and in the international discourse of right-wing populism. Using Ricoeur’s philosophy, the book provides a meta-frame for current debates about the university and a pragmatic micro-frame for support…
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- 978-981-99-3475-1
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- XI, 122
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- SpringerBriefs in Education (BRIEFSEDUCAT)
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- 370 SCO p
The Models of Engaged Learning and Teaching : Connecting Sophisticated Thinki…
This book provides a practical philosophy for promoting students' sophisticated thinking from Early Childhood to PhD in ways that explicitly interconnect across the years of education. It will help teachers, academics and the broader learning and teaching community to understand and implement these connections by introducing a conceptual framework, the Models of Engaged Learning and Teaching (M…
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- 978-981-15-2683-1
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- XIX, 140
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- SpringerBriefs in Education (BRIEFSEDUCAT)
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- 370 WIL m
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