The Growth of Biological Thought
Title page for The Growth of Biological Thought (1982) | |
| Author | Ernst Mayr |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Belknap Press |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Pages | 992 |
| ISBN | 0674364465 |
The Growth of Biological Thought: Diversity, Evolution, and Inheritance is a book written by Ernst Mayr, first published in 1982 by Belknap Press and is as much a book of philosophy and history as it is of biology.[1][2][3][4]
It is a sweeping, academic study of the first 2,400 years of the science of biology. It focuses largely on how the philosophical assumptions of biologists influenced and limited their understanding. It includes many important general observations about the role of philosophy in scientific inquiry and the place of biology amongst the sciences.[2]
References
- ^ Cachel, Susan (1986). "The Growth of Biological Thought Revisited". American Anthropologist. 88 (2): 452–454. ISSN 0002-7294.
- ^ a b Greene, John C. (1992). "From Aristotle to Darwin: Reflections on Ernst Mayr's Interpretation in "The Growth of Biological Thought"". Journal of the History of Biology. 25 (2): 257–284. ISSN 0022-5010.
- ^ Futuyma, Douglas J. (1982). "Review of The Growth of Biological Thought". Science. 216 (4548): 842–844. ISSN 0036-8075.
- ^ Mayr, Ernst (1982). The Growth of Biological Thought: Diversity, Evolution and Inheritance. Cambridge, MA, and London, England: Harvard University Press – via Internet Archive.
External links
- The Growth of Biological Thought - Google Books