Conceptual Change in Biology / Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science Bd.307 (PDF)

“Conceptual Change in Biology presents and excellent collection of papers, written by some of the most central researchers and philosophers in the field, that situate original biological research in historical context in an engaging and accessible manner. In addition, thanks to the narrative and personal style of various authors the edition allows the reader approaching the current theoretical shift in biology and the conceptual transformations at the intersection between development and evolution, respectively, in a unique and lively fashion.” (Jan Baedke, Acta Biotheoretica, Vol. 64, 2016)

“This book does a very good job of showing how around 1980 scientists from fields as different as paleontology and molecular embryology came together to found EvoDevo. … The book is nicely produced and most chapters well illustrated. … The book is also well bound and will withstand intense use in libraries, labs, and offices. … recommended to both research workers and advanced students of history and philosophy of biology, as well as to evolutionary biologists.” (Lennart Olsson, Biological Theory, Vol. 11, 2016)

“The book is the product of a 2010 workshop commemorating the influential 1981 Dahlem conference that inspired the research program now known as evolutionary developmental biology, or Evo-devo. … theorists who take the time to digest this collection’s offerings will find it a resource worth consuming. … The book’s essays give conceptual and historical context to current debates such as the one over dinosaur integument.” (Leonard Finkelman, Metascience, Vol. 24, 2015)

“This book offers an excellent set of examples of the large extent to which an individual researcher can modify targets, approaches, and eventually interpretations of nature along his or her career … .” (Alessandro Minelli, Science and Education, Vol. 24, 2015)