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- Title
The Systemist Emergentist View of Mahner and Bunge on 'Species as Individuals': What Use for Science and Education?
- Authors
Deleporte, Pierre
- Abstract
The Bungian philosophical system, with its constant focus on the demarcation between concepts and coherent material systems, is particularly helpful for introducing scientists and students to the ontology of biological systems. We illustrate this with the case of the debate about species as individuals, largely a concern for philosophers of biology rather than biologists themselves, but potentially confusing for the latter when engaging in philosophical reflection about their conceptions and practice. Bunge attains his goal of writing efficiently for readers outside the philosophical academic microcosm, and the Bungian system is worth more promotion for a large audience, particularly for introducing notions of modern systemist emergentist philosophy in biological scientific training.
- Subjects
BUNGE, Mario, 1919-2020; MAHNER, Martin, 1958-; MICROCOSM &; macrocosm; CLADISTIC analysis; EMERGENCE (Philosophy); CORAL reef animals
- Publication
Science & Education, 2012, Vol 21, Issue 10, p1535
- ISSN
0926-7220
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11191-012-9438-8