Foundations of Biophilosophy

@inproceedings{Mahner1997FoundationsOB,
  title={Foundations of Biophilosophy},
  author={Martin Mahner and Mario Bunge},
  booktitle={Springer Berlin Heidelberg},
  year={1997}
}
I Philosophical Fundamentals.- 1 Ontological Fundamentals.- 2 Semantical and Logical Fundamentals.- 3 Epistemological Fundamentals.- II Fundamental Issues in Biophilosophy.- 4 Life.- 5 Ecology.- 6 Psychobiology.- 7 Systematics.- 8 Developmental Biology.- 9 Evolutionary Theory.- 10 Teleology.- 11 Concluding Remarks.- References.- Name Index. 
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