Biological Robustness : Emerging Perspectives from within the Life Sciences /: Emerging Perspectives from within the Life Sciences. (2019)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Biological Robustness : Emerging Perspectives from within the Life Sciences /: Emerging Perspectives from within the Life Sciences. (2019)
- Main Title:
- Biological Robustness : Emerging Perspectives from within the Life Sciences
- Further Information:
- Note: Marta Bertolaso, Silvia Caianiello, Emanuele Serrelli, editors.
- Other Names:
- Bertolaso, Marta
Caianiello, Silvia, 1959-
Serrelli, Emanuele - Contents:
- Intro; Foreword; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction: Issues About Robustness in the Practice of Biological Sciences; 1.1 Biological Robustness; 1.1.1 Developmental Robustness; 1.1.2 Robustness and Biological Evolution; 1.2 The Book; 1.2.1 Robustness and Scientific Practice; 1.2.2 The Robustness of Living Beings; 1.2.3 Systems Biology and Robustness; 1.2.4 The Relevance of Engineering Principles; 1.2.5 Robustness, Time and the Environment; 1.3 Emerging Epistemological Perspectives from Within the Life Sciences; References; Chapter 2: Prolegomena to a History of Robustness 2.1 Origin of the Modern Meaning2.2 Robustness and Control Theory; 2.2.1 From Nonlinear Stability Analysis to Robustness; 2.2.2 From Classical to Robust Control Theory; 2.3 Early Inceptions of Robustness in Biology: Organizing Vs Design Principles; 2.4 Robustness and Complexity; References; Chapter 3: Robustness, Mechanism, and the Counterfactual Attribution of Goals in Biology; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Robustness and Intersubjective Reproducibility; 3.3 Robustness and the Counterfactual Attribution of Goals in Biology; 3.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Multiple Realization and Robustness 4.1 Introduction4.2 Multiple Realization and Causal Explanation; 4.2.1 Causal Explanatory Multiple Realization (CEMR); 4.3 Multiple Realization as Distributed Functional Robustness; 4.4 Kinds Reconsidered; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Robustness: The Explanatory Picture; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Characterizing andIntro; Foreword; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction: Issues About Robustness in the Practice of Biological Sciences; 1.1 Biological Robustness; 1.1.1 Developmental Robustness; 1.1.2 Robustness and Biological Evolution; 1.2 The Book; 1.2.1 Robustness and Scientific Practice; 1.2.2 The Robustness of Living Beings; 1.2.3 Systems Biology and Robustness; 1.2.4 The Relevance of Engineering Principles; 1.2.5 Robustness, Time and the Environment; 1.3 Emerging Epistemological Perspectives from Within the Life Sciences; References; Chapter 2: Prolegomena to a History of Robustness 2.1 Origin of the Modern Meaning2.2 Robustness and Control Theory; 2.2.1 From Nonlinear Stability Analysis to Robustness; 2.2.2 From Classical to Robust Control Theory; 2.3 Early Inceptions of Robustness in Biology: Organizing Vs Design Principles; 2.4 Robustness and Complexity; References; Chapter 3: Robustness, Mechanism, and the Counterfactual Attribution of Goals in Biology; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Robustness and Intersubjective Reproducibility; 3.3 Robustness and the Counterfactual Attribution of Goals in Biology; 3.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Multiple Realization and Robustness 4.1 Introduction4.2 Multiple Realization and Causal Explanation; 4.2.1 Causal Explanatory Multiple Realization (CEMR); 4.3 Multiple Realization as Distributed Functional Robustness; 4.4 Kinds Reconsidered; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Robustness: The Explanatory Picture; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Characterizing and Situating Robustness; 5.2.1 Sameness; 5.2.2 "Remain"; 5.2.3 Robustness Across Levels and Scales; 5.3 Three Families of Explanations of Robustness; 5.3.1 Mechanisms; 5.3.2 Topology and Mathematical Structures in General; 5.3.3 Normal Distributions 5.4 Robustness as Explanandum in Evolutionary Biology, and the Explanatory Reversibility Proper to Evolutionary Biology5.4.1 Explanatory Reversibility: Robustness, Plasticity, Dominance; 5.4.2 Robustness as Explanans/Explanandum, Evolvability and Topological Explanations; 5.4.3 Summing Up; 5.5 Robustness and Other Reversible Explananda of Evolutionary Biology; 5.5.1 Robustness, Dominance and Plasticity: A Comparison; 5.5.2 Complexifying the Explanatory Cartography: Robustness, Modularity and Complexity; 5.6 Conclusion; References Chapter 6: Robustness and Autonomy in Biological Systems: How Regulatory Mechanisms Enable Functional Integration, Complexity and Minimal Cognition Through the Action of Second-Order Control Constraints6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Basic Concepts: Stability, Control and Signal in Autonomous Systems; 6.2.1 Control and Signal; 6.3 Biological Regulation; 6.4 Regulation at the Crossroads Between Identity, Complexity, and Cognition; 6.4.1 Functional Integration and Organizational Complexity; 6.4.2 Minimal Cognition; 6.5 Final Remarks; References … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature Springer
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 572.838
Biotechnology
Life sciences
Genetic engineering
Biological systems
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9783030011987
3030011984 - Related ISBNs:
- 9783030011970
3030011976 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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