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100 1 _aPradeu, Thomas,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aPhilosophy of immunology /
_cThomas Pradeu.
264 1 _bCambridge University Press,
300 _a1 online resource (83 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
490 1 _aCambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of biology, 2515-1126
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2020).
520 _aImmunology is central to contemporary biology and medicine, but it also provides novel philosophical insights. Its most significant contribution to philosophy concerns the understanding of biological individuality: what a biological individual is, what makes it unique, how its boundaries are established and what ensures its identity through time. Immunology also offers answers to some of the most interesting philosophical questions. What is the definition of life? How are bodily systems delineated? How do the mind and the body interact? In this Element, Thomas Pradeu considers the ways in which immunology can shed light on these and other important philosophical issues. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
650 0 _aImmunology
_xPhilosophy.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781108727501
830 0 _aCambridge elements.
_pElements in the philosophy of biology,
_x2515-1126.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781108616706
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