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Philosophy of immunology / Thomas Pradeu.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of biology,Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019Description: 1 online resource (83 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:
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  • 9781108616706 (ebook)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:
  • 616.079 23
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  • .P73 2019
Online resources: Summary: Immunology is central to contemporary biology and medicine, but it also provides novel philosophical insights. Its most significant contribution to philosophy concerns the understanding of biological individuality: what a biological individual is, what makes it unique, how its boundaries are established and what ensures its identity through time. Immunology also offers answers to some of the most interesting philosophical questions. What is the definition of life? How are bodily systems delineated? How do the mind and the body interact? In this Element, Thomas Pradeu considers the ways in which immunology can shed light on these and other important philosophical issues. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
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Immunology is central to contemporary biology and medicine, but it also provides novel philosophical insights. Its most significant contribution to philosophy concerns the understanding of biological individuality: what a biological individual is, what makes it unique, how its boundaries are established and what ensures its identity through time. Immunology also offers answers to some of the most interesting philosophical questions. What is the definition of life? How are bodily systems delineated? How do the mind and the body interact? In this Element, Thomas Pradeu considers the ways in which immunology can shed light on these and other important philosophical issues. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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