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Species : a history of the idea / John S. Wilkins

Author
Wilkins, John S., 1955-
Published
Berkeley : University of California Press, [2009]
Copyright Date
©2009
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 305 pages).
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Contents
Prologue -- The classical era: science by division -- The medieval bridge -- Species and the birth of modern science -- The early nineteenth century: a period of change -- Darwin and the Darwinians -- The species problem arises -- The synthesis and species -- Modern debates -- Reproductive isolation concepts -- Evolutionary species concepts -- Phylogenetic species concepts -- Other species concepts -- Historical summary and conclusions.
Summary
The complex idea of "species" has evolved over time, yet its meaning is far from resolved. This comprehensive work takes a fresh look at an idea central to the field of biology by tracing its history from antiquity to today. John S. Wilkins explores the essentialist view, a staple of logic from Plato and Aristotle through the Middle Ages to fairly recent times, and considers the idea of species in natural history-a concept often connected to reproduction. Tracing "generative conceptions" of species back through Darwin to Epicurus, Wilkins provides a new perspective on the relationship between
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ISBN
9780520945074 (ebook)
0520945077
9780520260856 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0520260856 (cloth ; alk. paper)
1282360035
9781282360037
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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