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  1. Introduction to special relativity.Robert Resnick - 1968 - New York,: Wiley.
    This book gives an excellent introduction to the theory of special relativity. Professor Resnick presents a fundamental and unified development of the subject with unusually clear discussions of the aspects that usually trouble beginners. He includes, for example, a section on the common sense of relativity. His presentation is lively and interspersed with historical, philosophical and special topics (such as the twin paradox) that will arouse and hold the reader's interest. You'll find many unique features that help you grasp the (...)
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  • Explanation in morphology.P. Dullemeijer - 1972 - Acta Biotheoretica 21 (3-4):260-273.
    In biology, and particularly in morphology, various types of explanation are found,e.g. causal, teleological, historical, etc.In this article an attempt has been made to analyse the relations between the various explanations to strive for an encompassing explanatory theory.The general structure of the explanatory theories appeared to be very similar, but the terms defining the phenomena and the types of the relations within the theories differ. To obtain a unifying theory it is necessary to develop methods to connect or transform the (...)
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  • Function in biology.M. Jeuken - 1958 - Acta Biotheoretica 13 (1):29-46.
    In this paper we intend to propose a definition of function in biology. First we delimitated the problem and pointed out that a definition must not be related to hypotheses such as the causal connexion between form and function, phylogenetics or evolution, but that only the existence of functions is to be considered. The elements to be expressed in the definition are: the relation of function to form, the dynamic character, the integration into the activity of the total organism, the (...)
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  • Analytical Biology.G. Sommerhof - 1951 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 2 (5):73-74.
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  • Biophilosophy.Bernhard Rensch - 1971 - New York,: Columbia University Press.
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  • A note on models and explanation in biology.M. Jeuken - 1968 - Acta Biotheoretica 18 (1-4):284-290.
    In biology a great variety of models can be distinguished: there is a gradation scale from the more realistic to the more idealistic ones. The place of a model on this scale depends on the role of the fundamental ideas, apriorisms and empirisms, which inspire the direction of thought. The relation between reality, models and explanatory theory is worked out. The interplay between model and ideas makes it understandable why in biology several kinds of explanation are possible.
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  • The Fundamental Questions of Philosophy.A. D. R. - 1953 - Philosophical Quarterly 3 (10):94-94.
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  • Analytical Biology.G. Sommerhoff - 1951 - Philosophy 26 (99):378-381.
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  • The Fundamental Questions of Philosophy.A. C. Ewing - 1953 - Philosophy 28 (104):88-91.
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  • The Fundamental Questions of Philosophy.Alfred Ewing - 1951 - London,: Routledge.
    First Published in 1951, this outline work on the theory of knowledge and metaphysics is intended both for university students who have recently started on the subject and for any who, without having the advantage of studying it at university, wish by private reading to acquire a general idea of its nature. The book deals with all the main questions arising within the field in so far as they can be stated and discussed profitably and simply. The topics discussed include (...)
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