[Athena] Parution d'ouvrage "Biological Autonomy", Moreno, Mossio

[Peggy Tessier <peggy.tessier AT univ-paris1.fr>]

Chers collègues,

Nous avons le plaisir de porter à votre connaissance la parution de l'ouvrage 
de Alvaro Moreno et Matteo Mossio intitulé « Biological Autonomy. A 
Philosophical and Theoretical Enquiry » aux Editions Springer.

Voici le lien vers la page de l’éditeur :http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-94-017-9837-2  

Et le résumé:

Since Darwin, Biology has been framed on the idea of evolution by natural 
selection, which has profoundly influenced the scientific and philosophical 
comprehension of biological phenomena and of our place in Nature. This book 
argues that contemporary biology should progress towards and revolve around 
an even more fundamental idea, that of autonomy. Biological autonomy 
describes living organisms as organised systems, which are able to 
self-produce and self-maintain as integrated entities, to establish their own 
goals and norms, and to promote the conditions of their existence through 
their interactions with the environment.

Topics covered in this book include organisation and biological emergence, 
organisms, agency, levels of autonomy, cognition, and a look at the 
historical dimension of autonomy. The current development of scientific 
investigations on autonomous organisation calls for a theoretical and 
philosophical analysis. This can contribute to the elaboration of an original 
understanding of life - including human life - on Earth, opening new 
perspectives and enabling fecund interactions with other existing theories 
and approaches. This book takes up the challenge.

Cordialement,

Peggy Tessier

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