The nature of life: classical and contemporary perspectives from philosophy and science
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| Item Description: | "Bringing together the latest scientific advances and some of the most enduring subtle philosophical puzzles and problems, this book collects original historical and contemporary sources to explore the wide range of issues surrounding the nature of life. Selections ranging from Aristotle and Descartes to Sagan and Dawkins are organised around four broad themes covering classical discussions of life, the origins and extent of natural life, contemporary artificial life creations and the definition and meaning of 'life' in its most general form. Each section is preceded by an extensive introduction connecting the various ideas discussed in individual chapters and providing helpful background material for understanding them. With its interdisciplinary perspective, this fascinating collection is essential reading for scientists and philosophers interested in astrobiology, synthetic biology and the philosophy of life"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index |
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CONTENTS
PREFACE PAGE VII
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS VIII
SOURCES IX
ABOUT THE AUTHORS XII
INTRODUCTION XIX
SECTION I. CLASSICAL DISCUSSIONS OF LIFE 1
1. DE ANIMA (SELECTIONS) 9
ARISTOTLE
2. TREATISE ON MAN 15
RENE DESCARTES
3. CRITIQUE OF THE TELEOLOGICAL
POWER OF JUDGMENT (SELECTIONS) 21
IMMANUEL KANT
4. WHAT IS LIFE? (SELECTIONS) SO
ERWIN SCHRODINGER
5. THE NATURE OF LIFE 70
ALEXANDER OPARIN
6. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE ? 88
ERNST MAYR
7. THE PRINCIPLES OF LIFE (SELECTIONS) 102
TIBOR GANTI
SECTION II. THE ORIGIN AND EXTENT
OF NATURAL LIFE 113
8. THE ORIGIN OF LIFE: A REVIEW OF FACTS AND SPECULATION 121
LESLIE E. ORGEL
9. SMALL MOLECULE INTERACTIONS WERE
CENTRAL TO THE ORIGIN OF LIFE 129
ROBERT SHAPIRO
10. ARE THE DIFFERENT HYPOTHESES
ON THE EMERGENCE OF LIFE AS DIFFERENT AS THEY SEEM? 137
IRIS FRY
11. THE UNIVERSAL NATURE OF BIOCHEMISTRY 157
NORMAN R. PACE
12. IS THERE A COMMON CHEMICAL MODEL
FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE? 164
STEVEN A. BENNER, ALONSO RICARDO, AND MATTHEW A. CARRIGAN
13. SEARCHING FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE:
LESSONS FROM EARTH 186
KENNETH H. NEALSON
14. THE POSSIBILITY OF ALTERNATIVE
MICROBIAL LIFE ON EARTH 198
CAROL E. CLELAND AND SHELLEY D. COPLEY
15. INTRODUCTION TO THE LIMITS OF ORGANIC
LIFE IN PLANETARY SYSTEMS 210
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
SECTION III. ARTIFICIAL LIFE AND
SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY 217
16. LEARNING FROM FUNCTIONALISM:
PROSPECTS FOR STRONG ARTIFICIAL LIFE 225
ELLIOTT SOBER
17. LIFE, ARTIFICIAL LIFE, AND SCIENTIFIC
EXPLANATION 236
MARC I A N GE
18. ALIEN LIFE: HOW WOULD WE KNOW? 249
MARGARET A. BODEN
19. AUTOMATIC DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE
OF ROBOTIC LIFE FORMS 260
HOD LIPSON AND JORDAN P. POLLACK
IMAGE 2
CONTENTS
20. A GIANT STEP TOWARDS ARTIFICIAL LIFE? DAVID DEAMER
21. APPROACHES TO SEMI-SYNTHETIC
MINIMAL CELLS: A REVIEW PIER LUIGI LUISI, FRANCESCA FERRI, AND PASQUALE
STANO
22. CREATING REAL LIFE
EVELYN FOX KELLER
SECTION IV. DEFINING AND
EXPLAINING LIFE
23. DEFINITIONS OF LIFE CARL SAGAN
24. THE SEVEN PILLARS OF LIFE
DANIEL E. KOSHLAND
25. A UNIVERSAL DEFINITION OF LIFE:
AUTONOMY AND OPEN-ENDED EVOLUTION KEPA RUIZ-MIRAZO, JULI PERETO, AND
ALVARO MORENO
268 26. DOES LIFE HAVE A DEFINITION?
CAROL CLELAND AND CHRISTOPHER CHYBA
272
289
295
303
307
310
27. SENTIENT SYMPHONY LYNN MARGULIS AND DORION SAGAN
28. WHAT IS LIFE?
KIM STERELNY AND PAUL GRIFFITHS
29. UNIVERSAL DARWINISM
RICHARD DAWKINS
30. WHAT IS LIFE? WAS SCHRODINGER
RIGHT? STUART A. KAUFFMAN
31. FOUR PUZZLES ABOUT LIFE
MARK A. BEDAU
SUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY ON LIFE
INDEX
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