Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
7-1-2014
Publication Title
Science & Education
First Page
1555
Last Page
1558
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11191-014-9702-1
Abstract
Carl Craver and Lindley Darden are two of the foremost proponents of a recent approach to the philosophy of biology that is often called the New Mechanism. In this book they seek to make available to a broader readership insights gained from more than two decades of work on the nature of mechanisms and how they are described and discovered. The book is not primarily aimed at specialists working on the New Mechanism, but rather targets scientists, students and teachers who are looking for a broad, philosophically and historically informed image of discovery in the life sciences.
Rights
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11191-014-9702-1.
Recommended Citation
Glennan, S. (2014). Carl F. Craver and Lindley Darden: In Search of Mechanisms: Discoveries Across the Life Sciences. Science & Education, 23 (7), pp. 1555-1558. doi:10.1007/s11191-014-9702-1. Available from: http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/facsch_papers/376
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