Review of Anya Plutynski’s Explaining cancer: finding order in disorder [Book Review]

Biology and Philosophy 34 (3):37 (2019)
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Anya Plutynski’s Explaining Cancer extends the insights of contemporary philosophy of biology to research on cancer and cancer treatment. Cancer is conceptualized as a complex process for which a pluralist theoretical approach is the most appropriate. This review essay explores implications for philosophy of science and cancer research.

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Interpreting causality in the health sciences.Federica Russo & Jon Williamson - 2007 - International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 21 (2):157 – 170.
Making Medical Knowledge.Miriam Solomon - 2015 - Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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