Mapping the Future of Biology: Evolving Concepts and Theories

Foreword: Carving Nature at its Joints?Richard LewontinChapter 1: IntroductionAnouk Barberousse, Michel Morange, Thomas PradeuChapter 2: Articulating Different Modes of Explanation: The Present Boundary inBiological ResearchMichel MorangeChapter 3: Compromising Positions: The Minding of MatterSusan OyamaChapter 4: Abstractions, Idealizations, and Evolutionary BiologyPeter Godfrey-SmithChapter 5: The Adequacy of Model Systems for Evo-Devo: Modeling the Formation OfOrganisms / Modeling the Formation Of SocietyScott F. GilbertChapter 6: Niche Construction in Evolution, Ecosystems and Developmental BiologyJohn Odling-SmeeChapter 7: Novelty, Plasticity and Niche Construction: The Influence of PhenotypicVariation on EvolutionKim SterelnyChapter 8: The Evolution of ComplexityMark A. BedauChapter 9: Self-Organization, Self-Assembly, and the Origin of LifeEvelyn Fox KellerChapter 10: Self-Organization and Complexity in Evolutionary Theory, or, In this Lifethe Bread Always Falls Jammy Side DownMichael Ruse