Concepts of morphology: 8 (Morphé) - Softcover

Morphology is the general theory of form and formation, which can be seen as the innovative and fruitful point of intersection of the scientific and the humanistic cultures. The three papers presented in the book by Olaf Breidbach, Pietro Corvaja and Angelo Vianello respectively illustrate different features of morphology from the epistemic viewpoints of history of science, mathematics and biology. The texts were produced in the context of the second meeting of the “Centro Interdipartimentale di Morfologia F. Moiso”, which took place in Udine on 14 December 2007.

Olaf Breidbach (1957-2014) was a philosopher, historian of science, biologist and neurobiologist, as well as the director of the Institute for the History of Natural Sciences 'Ernst-Haeckel-Haus' of the University of Jena in Germany. He is the author of numerous essays and books, such as Visions of Nature: The Art and Science of Ernst Haeckel (2006). Federico Vercellone is Professor of Aesthetics at the Department of Philosophy and Educational Sciences at the University of Turin. Among his publications, translated into several languages, there are Introduzione a il nichilismo (2009); Pensare per immagini (with O. Breidbach, 2010); Oltre la bellezza (2008)