Description: What is life? For four centuries, it has been believed that the only possible scientific approach to this question proceeds from the Cartesian metaphor -- organism as machine. Therefore, organisms are to be studied and characterized the same way "machines" are; the same way any inorganic system is. Robert Rosen argues that such a view is neither necessary nor sufficient to answer the question. He asserts that life is not a specialization of mechanism, but rather a sweeping generalization of it. Above all, Rosen argues that renouncing mechanism does not mean abandoning science. A radical alternative is proposed, drawn equally from experience in biology, physics, and mathematics; an alternative which draws attention to a new class of complex systems, which are radically different from mechanism.
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Book title: Life Itself: A Comprehensive Inquiry Into the
Number of Pages: 285 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Life Itself : a Comprehensive Inquiry Into the Nature, Origin, and Fabrication of Life
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2005
Subject: Life Sciences / Ecology, Life Sciences / Biology
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.7 Oz
Subject Area: Science
Item Length: 8.9 in
Author: Robert Rosen
Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
