First published in 1960, this book discusses the ethical implications of the view of man’s nature and his place in the biological world. C. H. Waddington highlights issues of the... Læs mere
First published in 1961, this book explains the main trends and problems in modern biological thought, at that time. It was based on lectures presented at the University College of... Læs mere
First published in 1956, this book was considered the first comprehensive and unitary work on the subject since 1934. It provides an analysis of the relations between... Læs mere
This book explores the relationship between science, culture, and society. It discusses biological assumptions made by various communities on human beings and compares them with... Læs mere
First published in 1942 (second impression 1944), this book forms a debate about the endeavour to find an intellectual basis for ethics in science.
First published in 1939 second impression in 1950, this book provides an account of the changes in, and main principles of, genetics at that time. These are illustrated... Læs mere
First published in 1935 this edition in 1946, this short account of the science of embryology was the first book in English to provide a simple outline of the whole of this important... Læs mere
Originally published: Chicago: Aldine Pub. Co., 1972, as v. 4 of Towards a theoretical biology: an IUBS symposium / edited by C.H. Waddington.
First published in 1957, this essential work bridged the gap between analytical and theoretical biology, thus setting the insights of the former in a context which more sensitively reflects the ambiguities surrounding many of its core concepts and objectives.
Theoretical biology is still in its early stages as an academic discipline
Theoretical biology is still in its early stages as an academic discipline
Originally published in 1952 as part of the Cambridge Biological Studies series, this book presents contemporary theories on embryology using the example of the bird embryo.... Læs mere