Philosophy of Immunology
Part of Elements in the Philosophy of Biology
- Author: Thomas Pradeu, Université de Bordeaux
- Date Published: February 2020
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- isbn: 9781108727501
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Immunology is central to contemporary biology and medicine, but it also provides novel philosophical insights. Its most significant contribution to philosophy concerns the understanding of biological individuality: what a biological individual is, what makes it unique, how its boundaries are established and what ensures its identity through time. Immunology also offers answers to some of the most interesting philosophical questions. What is the definition of life? How are bodily systems delineated? How do the mind and the body interact? In this Element, Thomas Pradeu considers the ways in which immunology can shed light on these and other important philosophical issues. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
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- Date Published: February 2020
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108727501
- length: 80 pages
- dimensions: 150 x 225 x 5 mm
- weight: 0.14kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: the Centrality of Immunity in Biology and Medicine
2. Immunity: a Matter of Defence?
3. The Unity of the Individual: Self-nonself, Autoimmunity, Tolerance, and Symbiosis
4. Cancer as a De-unification of the Individual
5. Neuroimmunology: the Intimate Dialogue between the Nervous System and the Immune System.
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