Making microbes matter: essay review of Maureen A. O’Malley’s Philosophy of Microbiology

Gregory J. Morgan; James Romph; Joshua L. Ross; Elizabeth Steward; Claire Szipszky

doi:10.1007/s10539-018-9623-5

Making microbes matter: essay review of Maureen A. O’Malley’s Philosophy of Microbiology

Gregory J. Morgan
, James Romph
, Joshua L. Ross
, Elizabeth Steward
, Claire Szipszky

School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Stevens Institute of Technology

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	12
Journal	Biology and Philosophy
Volume	33
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-018-9623-5
State	Published - 1 Apr 2018

Keywords

Biological individuality
Microbial classification
Microbial species
Microbiome
Philosophy of molecular biology

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