Systems Biology：Philosophical Foundations

Systemsbiologyisavigorousandexpandingdiscipline,inmanywaysasuccessortogenomicsandperhapsunprecedentedinitscombinationofbiologywithagreatmanyothersciences,fromphysicstoecology,frommathematicstomedicine,andfromphilosophytochemistry.Studyingthephilosophicalfoundationsofsystemsbiologymayresolvealongerstandingissue,i.e.,theextenttowhichBiologyisentitledtoitsownscientificfoundationsratherthanbeingdominatedbyexistingphilosophies.Thisbookanswersthequestionofwhatdistinguishesthelivingfromthenon-living,takesanin-depthlooktoavigorousandexpandingdiscipline,frommoleculetosystemandexplorestheregionbetweenindividualcomponentsandthesystem.