Footnotes on the Philosophy of Biology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10705653 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ernst Mayr (0000-0001-8402-5990, Harvard University Press, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 197-202 |
| Publication date | 1969-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/288246 |
| OpenAlex | W1963719683 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 4 |
No other branch of the philosophy of science is as backward as the philosophy of biology. When physicists or philosophers “explain biology,” they not only tend to use wrong terminologies but they usually throw away that which is typically biological. This error is second only to the even worse one of adopting vitalistic interpretations. Vitalism is now dead, as far as biologists are concerned (it seems to survive in the minds of a few philosophers), and a biologist can now talk about the differences between the philosophy of physics and the philosophy of biology without being suspected of being a concealed vitalist
Epistemology · Philosophy of biology · Philosophy of science · Vitalism · Medicine · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
The uncertain foundation of neo-Darwinism
Neither logical empiricism nor vitalism, but organicism
On the nature of evolutionary explanations
Marine constraints as philosophical opportunities
Making sense of essentialism
Philosophy in Science
The promise and perils of industry-funded science
From Cardinal to Ordinal Utility Theory
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |