Life explained
By: Michel Morange ; translated by Matthew Cobb and Malcolm DeBevoise.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9780300137323
Subjects: Biology -- Philosophy
Work titles: Vie expliquée.
Description: "In this accessible and fascinating book, Michel Morange draws on recent advances in molecular genetics, evolutionary biology, astrobiology, and other disciplines to find today's answers to the question of life. He begins by discussing the various answers formulated in the past, setting contemporary definitions of life within a rich philosophical and scientific tradition that reaches back to ancient Greece, Then, with impeccable logic and a wealth of appropriate detail, Morange lays out the fundamental characteristics that define life. The road to an understanding of life remains incompletely charted, he concludes, but the nature of its final destination is no longer an enigma."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.