The Paradox of the Organism
adaptation and internal conflict
$72.79
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
16 December 2025
Summary
The Organismal Paradox: Unity and Conflict in the Symphony of Life
Leading evolutionary theorists and philosophers come together to understand how organisms persist, even as they’re riddled with internal conflict, from cancer cells to selfish genes.
How does a vast menagerie of organs, tissues, cells, and genes coalesce to form a unified organism? For centuries, biologists and philosophers have taken this astonishing feat for granted, treating it as a matter…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674296381 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0674296389 |
| Author: | J. Arvid Ågren, Manus M. Patten |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 16 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
J. Arvid Ågren
J. Arvid Ågren is Research Associate at the Lerner Research Institute of the Cleveland Clinic and Affiliated Researcher at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. He is the author of The Gene’s-Eye View of Evolution.
Manus M. Patten is an evolutionary biologist whose research explores the consequences of conflict, both for organisms and for evolutionary theory. He is Teaching Professor in Biology at Georgetown University.
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