Immunity
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※上記表示の販売価格は割引適用後の価格です 出版済み 3-5週間でお届けいたします。 From Science to Philosophy Author: Yakura, Hidetaka Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 9781032776590 Cover: HARDCOVER Date: 2024年08月 DESCRIPTION This book explores the essence of immunity. After an initial review of hypotheses, models, and theories proposed to explain immune phenomena in humans and mice, it summarizes the results from synchronic organism?level analyses and diachronic analyses tracing phylogeny. These results suggest that immunity is coextensive with life and is equipped with functions similar to the nervous system. Philosophical reflection with reference to Spinoza and Canguilhem suggests immunity is part of the essence of life-and the essence of immunity embraces mental elements with normativity. Approaching the essence of any phenomenon in this way is called "metaphysicalization of science." This book demonstrates the potential of this approach and contributes to a richer understanding of nature. Key Features Reviews the history of immunological theories Discusses and integrates science and philosophy Provides a biological framework for cognition and self vs. nonself Inspired by Auguste Comte’s "The Law of Three Stages" TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Chapter 1. What Has Immunology Tried to Explain? Chapter 2. Autoimmunity, Symbiosis, and Organism Chapter 3. The Immune System at the Organism Level Chapter 4. The Immune System Omnipresent in the Biological World Chapter 5. Metaphysics of Immunity Chapter 6. Toward a New Philosophy of Life
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