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BL
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711297
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b533486
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| Main Entry
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Schaffner, Kenneth F.
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| Title & Author
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Discovery and explanation in biology and medicine /\ Kenneth F. Schaffner.
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, 1993.
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| Series Statement
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Science and its conceptual foundations
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| Page. NO
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xxvi, 617 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0226735915
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: 0226735923 (pbk.)
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: 9780226735917
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: 9780226735924 (pbk.)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 569-606) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Introduction: The Scope and Aim of This Book -- 2. Discovery in the Biomedical Sciences: Logic or Intuitive Genius (or Both)? -- 3. Theories and "Laws" in Biology and Medicine -- 4. The Logic and Methodology of Empirical Testing in Biology and Medicine -- 5. Evaluation: Local and Global Approaches -- 6. Explanation and Causation in Biology and Medicine: General Considerations -- 7. Historicity, Historical Explanations, and Evolutionary Theory -- 8. Functional Analysis and Teleological Explanation -- 9. Reduction and Reductionism in Biology and Medicine -- 10. Conclusion and Research Issues for the Future.
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Biology-- Research-- Philosophy.
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Medicine-- Research-- Philosophy.
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Philosophy, Medical.
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Biology.
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Research.
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| LC Classification
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R852.S32 1993
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