Isbn: 9780262514736 - discovering complexity: decomposition and localization as strategies in scientific research (7 Ergebnisse)

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages have occasional markings in pen. Discovering Complexity: Decomposition and Localization as Strategies in Scientific Research by William Bechtel and Robert C. Richardson.An important work in the philosophy of science examining how scientists develop mechanistic explanations of complex biological systems. Bechtel and Richardson focus on two major research strategies?decomposition, breaking complex systems into functional and structural components, and localization, assigning particular functions to particular structures.Using historical examples from cell biology, genetics, biochemistry, cognitive neuroscience and related life sciences, the authors examine both the usefulness and limitations of these approaches and how different methodological choices can produce competing scientific models.Originally published by Princeton University Press in 1993, this 2010 MIT Press edition includes a substantive new introduction addressing developments in the philosophy and science of mechanistic explanation since the original publication.…

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reissue edition. 286 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. An analysis of two heuristic strategies for the development of mechanistic models, illustrated with historical examples from the life sciences. Num Pages: 340 pages, 33 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520. . 2010. Reissue. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: Very Good.