Biological Metaphor And Cladistic Classification
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| Author | : Henry M. Hoenigswald |
| Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 2016-11-11 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 151280245X |
The dynamic aspect of biological systems—the birth, growth, and death of individual organisms, the evolution of one form into another over time—has formed the basis for metaphors used in many fields for both artistic and heuristic purposes. Cladistic classification uses a tree whose branch points are based on the possession of derived or relatively recent characteristics, rather than primitive ones.
| Author | : Henry M. Hoenigswald |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 1984 |
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| Author | : J. Wilkins |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2013-11-27 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1137318120 |
Discussing the generally ignored issue of the classification of natural objects in the philosophy of science, this book focuses on knowledge and social relations, and offers a way to understand classification as a necessary aspect of doing science.
| Author | : Gemma Corradi Fiumara |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 227 |
| Release | : 2005-08-16 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1134800142 |
Metaphor is much more than just a linguistic phenomena, argues Gemma Corradi Fiumara, it is in fact the key process by which we construct and develop our ability to understand the world and the people we share it with. Rationality as understood by philosophers has led to a disembodied view of ourselves in which interaction between life and language has been downplayed. By looking at the metaphoric process - in an interpersonal rather than a formal way - its importance in allowing us access to new worlds of experience is revealed. The metaphoric potential in us all exposes us to the world and initiates our involvement in it.
| Author | : Alister E. McGrath |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2008-04-15 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0470680598 |
Provocative and immensely well informed, The Order of Things represents a substantial and original contribution to the fields of systematic theology, historical theology, and the science and religion dialogue. Leading theologian, Alister E. McGrath explores how the working methods and assumptions of the natural sciences can be used to inform and stimulate systematic theology. Written by one of today's best-known Christian writers Explores how the working methods and assumptions of the natural sciences can be used to inform and stimulate systematic theology Continues McGrath’s acclaimed exploration of scientific theology, begun with his groundbreaking three-volume work, A Scientific Theology Includes a landmark extended analysis of whether doctrinal development can be explained using Darwinian evolutionary models, and exploration of how the transition from a “scientific theology” to a future “scientific dogmatics” might be made Supported by a published review of McGrath’s scientific theology project, which is currently the best brief introduction to his thought.
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| Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 358 |
| Release | : 1990-01-01 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9027278202 |
Metaphor, though not now the scholarly “mania” it once was, remains a topic of great interest in many disciplines albeit with interesting shifts in emphasis. Warren Shibles' Metaphor: An Annotated Bibliography and History (Bloomington, Ind. 1971) recorded the initial interest. Then Metaphor: A Bibliography of Post-1970 Publications, published by John Benjamins, continued the record through the mania years up to 1985 when writings proliferated as metaphor was seen to be a fundamental category in human thought and language. Five years later, there is a need for a report on the newest thinking and tendencies in the field. This need is fulfilled by Metaphor II which offers a comprehensive view of information which would otherwise remain scattered throughout a numbing plethora of resources, including many sometimes-hard-to-find publications from Eastern Europe. Metaphor II systematically collects references of books, articles and papers published between 1985 and May 1990, and includes for completeness corrections and additions to the earlier bibliographies. Abstracts are given for many of the titles, while four indices (disciplines, semantic fields, metaphor theory and names) multiply the number of access points to the information.
| Author | : David M. Williams |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 2007-11-19 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 0387727302 |
Anyone interested in comparative biology or the history of science will find this myth-busting work genuinely fascinating. It draws attention to the seminal studies and important advances that have shaped systematic and biogeographic thinking. It traces concepts in homology and classification from the 19th century to the present through the provision of a unique anthology of scientific writings from Goethe, Agassiz, Owen, Naef, Zangerl and Nelson, among others.
| Author | : Victor A. Albert |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2005-03-24 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0191524085 |
Parsimony analysis (cladistics) has long been one of the most widely used methods of phylogenetic inference in the fields of systematic and evolutionary biology. Moreover it has mathematical attributes that lend itself for use with complex, genomic-scale data sets. This book demonstrates the potential that this powerful hierarchical data summarization method also has for both structural and functional comparative genomic research.
| Author | : Ryan M. Nefdt |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 444 |
| Release | : 2021-03-30 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 3030554384 |
This volume brings together a diverse range of scholars to address important philosophical and interdisciplinary questions in the study of language. Linguistics throughout history has been a conduit to the study of the mind, brain, societal structure, literature and history itself. The epistemic and methodological transfer between the sciences and humanities in regards to linguistics has often been documented, but the underlying philosophical issues have not always been adequately addressed. With 15 original and interdisciplinary chapters, this volume therefore tackles vital questions relating to the philosophy, history, and theoretical interplay between the study of language and fields as varied as logic, physics, biology, classical philology and neuroscience. With a four part structure, questions of the mathematical foundations of linguistics, links to the natural sciences, cognitive implications and historical connections, take centre stage throughout the volume. The final chapters present research related to the linguistic connections between history, philosophy and the humanities more broadly. Advancing new avenues of research, this volume is exemplary in its treatment of diachronic and cross-disciplinary interaction, and will be of interest to all scholars interested in the study of language.
| Author | : Alec M. Pridgeon |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 1999-08-19 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 9780198505136 |
Orchids are among the most popular and widely collected of plant families, with tropical species and hybrids cultivated all over the world. In Genera Orchidacearum, Volume One, a comprehensive, robust classification of orchids is provided with descriptions of individual species and cultivational information. It includes comprehensive coverage on Cypripedioideae, the slipper orchids--one of the most attractive and popular of all. Superbly illustrated with contributions from over 50 international experts, this volume is indispensable for scientists, breeders, and collectors.
