Do microbes question standard thinking in the philosophy of biology? [Book Review]

Analysis 73 (2):380-387 (2013)
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This is a highly welcome book that offers a fresh perspective on the philosophy of biology. It is of interest to both philosophers and biologists and to experienced readers as well as novices. The book is structured into four sections ‘Science’, ‘Biology’, ‘Microbes’ and ‘Humans’ and consists of a collection of articles written by John Dupré over the past few years.

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Genidentity and Biological Processes.Thomas Pradeu - 2018 - In Daniel J. Nicholson & John Dupré (eds.), Everything Flows: Towards a Processual Philosophy of Biology. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

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Processes of Life: Essays in the Philosophy of Biology.John Dupré - 2011 - Oxford, GB: Oxford University Press.
Processes of Life: Essays in the Philosophy of Biology.John Dupré - 2011 - New York: Oxford University Press UK.
Colonies are individuals: revisiting the superorganism revival.Matt Haber - 2013 - In Frédéric Bouchard & Philippe Huneman (eds.), From Groups to Individuals: Evolution and Emerging Individuality. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. pp. 195.
Metagenomics and biological ontology.John Dupré & Maureen A. O’Malley - 2007 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 38 (4):834-846.

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