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- En buen estado
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- “The book is in good condition with very little wear on the dust jacket.”
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
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- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Topic
- Nature
- Title
- Norms of Nature
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- Adults, Young Adults
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- Cambridge
- Era
- 2000s
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- 1st Edition
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262041871
ISBN-13
9780262041874
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1703132
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
250 Pages
Publication Name
Norms of Nature : Naturalism and the Nature of Functions
Language
English
Subject
Life Sciences / Evolution, General, History
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
20.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
00-055403
Reviews
"Davies does an admirable job of explaining and defending his particular vision..." R.K. Harris Choice
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College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Synopsis
An argument against the view that natural norms are constituted out of some form of historical success., The components of living systems strike us as functional-as for the sake of certain ends -- and as endowed with specific norms of performance. The mammalian eye, for example, has the function of perceiving and processing light, and possession of this property tempts us to claim that token eyes are supposed to perceive and process light. That is, we tend to evaluate the performance of token eyes against the norm described in the attributed functional property. Hence the norms of nature. What, then, are the norms of nature? Whence do they arise? Out of what natural properties or relations are they constituted? In Norms of Nature , Paul Sheldon Davies argues against the prevailing view that natural norms are constituted out of some form of historical success -- usually success in natural selection. He defends the view that functions are nothing more than effects that contribute to the exercise of some more general systemic capacity. Natural functions exist insofar as the components of natural systems contribute to the exercise of systemic capacities. This is so irrespective of the system's history. Even if the mammalian eye had never been selected for, it would have the function of perceiving and processing light, because those are the effects that contribute to the exercise of the visual system. The systemic approach to conceptualizing natural norms, claims Davies, is superior to the historical approach in several important ways. Especially significant is that it helps us understand how the attribution of functions within the life sciences coheres with the methods and ontology of the natural sciences generally.
LC Classification Number
QH375.D36 2001
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