TY - JOUR
T1 - Making microbes matter
T2 - essay review of Maureen A. O’Malley’s Philosophy of Microbiology
AU - Morgan, Gregory J.
AU - Romph, James
AU - Ross, Joshua L.
AU - Steward, Elizabeth
AU - Szipszky, Claire
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Springer Science+Business Media B.V., part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - In a pioneering book, Philosophy of Microbiology, Maureen O’Malley argues for the philosophical importance of microbes through an examination of their impact on ecosystems, evolution, biological classification, collaborative behavior, and multicellular organisms. She identifies many understudied conceptual issues in the study of microbes. If philosophers follow her lead, the philosophy of biology will be expanded and enriched.
AB - In a pioneering book, Philosophy of Microbiology, Maureen O’Malley argues for the philosophical importance of microbes through an examination of their impact on ecosystems, evolution, biological classification, collaborative behavior, and multicellular organisms. She identifies many understudied conceptual issues in the study of microbes. If philosophers follow her lead, the philosophy of biology will be expanded and enriched.
KW - Biological individuality
KW - Microbial classification
KW - Microbial species
KW - Microbiome
KW - Philosophy of molecular biology
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U2 - 10.1007/s10539-018-9623-5
DO - 10.1007/s10539-018-9623-5
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85044932406
SN - 0169-3867
VL - 33
JO - Biology and Philosophy
JF - Biology and Philosophy
IS - 1-2
M1 - 12
ER -