FORM, FUNCTION, FORESTS AND FOSSILS: SUSTAINABILITY REVISITED.

The article discusses the aesthetic dictum 'form follows function' and challenges its use in biology where form dictates the organization of key biological topics such as taxonomy, phylogeny, evolution, diversity, and conservation. Topics include evolutionist Charles Darwin's interest in form in his...

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Publicado en:	Contemporary Review Vol. 293; no. 1703; pp. 462 - 473
Autor principal:	Skene, Keith
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Contemporary Review Company Ltd. Winter2011
Materias:	Philosophy of biology Form (Aesthetics) Function (Biology) Biological classification Evolution & philosophy Teleology Forests & forestry & the environment Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
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