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Explaining Photosynthesis

Models of Biochemical Mechanisms, 1840-1960 de

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History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences

Paru le : 2015-06-17

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Recounting the compelling story of a scientific discovery that took more than a century to complete, this trail-blazing monograph focuses on methodological issues and is the first to delve into this subject. This book charts how the biochemical and biophysical mechanisms of photosynthesis were teased out by succeeding generations of scientists, and the author highlights the reconstruction of the heuristics of modelling the mechanism—analyzed at both individual and collective levels.
Photosynthesis makes for an instructive example. The first tentative ideas were developed by organic chemists around 1840, while by 1960 an elaborate proposal at a molecular level, for both light and dark reactions, was established. The latter is still assumed to be basically correct today. The author makes a persuasive case for a historically informed philosophy of science, especially regarding methodology, and advocates a history of science whose narrative deploys philosophical approaches and categories. She shows how scientists’ attempts to formulate, justify, modify, confirm or criticize their models are best interpreted as series of coordinated research actions, dependent on a network of super- and subordinated epistemic goals, and guided by recurrent heuristic strategies.
With dedicated chapters on key figures such as Otto Warburg, who borrowed epistemic fundamentals from other disciplines to facilitate his own work on photosynthesis, and on more general topics relating to the development of the field after Warburg, this new work is both a philosophical reflection on the nature of scientific enquiry and a detailed history of the processes behind one of science’s most important discoveries.
Pages
349 pages
Collection
History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences
Parution
2015-06-17
Marque
Springer
EAN papier
9789401795814
EAN PDF
9789401795821
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Nombre pages copiables
3
Nombre pages imprimables
34
Taille du fichier
3461 Ko
Prix
105,49 €
EAN EPUB
9789401795821
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
3
Nombre pages imprimables
34
Taille du fichier
2099 Ko
Prix
105,49 €

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