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_aWilson, Edmund B. _q(Edmund Beecher), _d1856-1939 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aBiology |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2006 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2006-07-26 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Frank van Drogen, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) | ||
| 520 | _a"Biology: A lecture delivered at Columbia University in the series on Science, Philosophy and Art" by Edmund Beecher Wilson is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This lecture serves as an introduction to various biological sciences, emphasizing the importance of understanding the phenomena of life through both a morphological and physiological lens. The book explores the challenges and methodologies of biological research, including the impact of Darwinian evolutionary theory on contemporary biology. In this lecture, Wilson discusses the dual nature of biology, focusing on both the structure (morphology) and function (physiology) of living organisms. He outlines how these aspects are interconnected and stress the importance of evolutionary history in understanding organisms. Wilson also tackles significant philosophical questions regarding the mechanistic interpretation of life, considering both the physical processes involved and the complexities of adaptation and evolution. He presents specific examples from genetics, such as Mendel's law of heredity, while also addressing unresolved questions in biology, such as the mechanisms behind regeneration in certain species. Overall, the lecture emphasizes the ongoing pursuit of knowledge in biology and the necessity of inquiry for future discoveries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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