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Constraints on Localization and Decomposition as Explanatory Strategies in the Biological Sciences
mechanism,localization decomposition systems neuroscience graph theory
2016/5/31
Several articles have recently appeared arguing that there really are no viable alternatives to mechanistic explanation in the biological sciences (Kaplan and Craver 2011; Kaplan and Bechtel 2011). Th...
Understanding Biological Mechanisms:Using Illustrations from Circadian Rhythm Research
mechanistic explanation diagrams decomposition recomposition computational modeling circadian rhythms
2016/5/27
In many fields of biology, researchers explain a phenomenon by characterizing the responsible mechanism. This requires identifying the candidate mechanism, decomposing it into its parts and operations...
Biological Kinds and the Causal Theory of Reference
reference causal theory of reference natural kinds concepts homology
2015/7/30
This paper uses an example from biology, the homology concept, to argue that current versions of the causal theory of reference give an incomplete account of reference determination. It is suggested t...
“A Reexamination of Biological Information from the Perspective of Practice”
Biology Information Signal
2009/9/17
Much of the debate surrounding the concept of information in biology centers on the question of whether or not biological systems ‘really’ carry information. The criterion for determining if a system ...
The causal homogeneity of biological kinds
biological kinds causal homogeneity functional properties Kim
2008/4/21
The aim of this paper is to show that biological kinds can be causally homogeneous, although all biological causes are identical with configurations of physical causes. The paper considers two differe...
The Self Model and the Conception of Biological Identity in Immunology
Self Identity Immunology Continuity
2008/4/21
The self/non-self model, first proposed by F.M. Burnet, has dominated immunology for sixty years now. According to this model, any foreign element will trigger an immune reaction in an organism, where...
Cognition and Biological EvolutionAn Idealist Approach resolves a Fundamental Paradox
Idealist philosophy evolutionary epistemology
2008/4/10
The scientific study of cognition in the context of
biological evolution (Cognition and Evolution,
CE) has led to the result, that all our thoughts
and cognitions, including science and
philosophy...
Homology concepts are fundamental to the study of biological similarity. Monistic attempts to articulate an overarching homology concept, applicable to all areas of biology, have yet to succeed. Biolo...
Biological Information
Biological Information
2008/4/10
This paper discussses various concepts of biological information with particular attention being paid to genetic information.
Beyond Theoretical Reduction and Layer-Cake Antireduction: How DNA Retooled Genetics and Transformed Biological Practice
reduction reductionism theoretical reduction
2008/4/10
Watson and Crick’s discovery of the structure of DNA led to developments that transformed many biological sciences. But what were the relevant developments and how did they transform biology? Much of ...