The Immune System and Its Ecology.
In biology, the 'ecological orientation' rests on a commitment to examining systems, and the conceptual challenge of defining that system now employs techniques and concepts adapted from diverse disciplines (i.e., systems philosophy, cybernetics, information theory, computer science) that are applie...
| Publicado en: | Philosophy of Science Vol. 75; no. 2; pp. 224 - 246 |
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Cambridge University Press
Apr2008
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