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Plasticity in the Life Sciences
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DOI：10.1007/s10441-026-09521-y.png)
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Plasticity of living systems has long attracted life scientists in different fields, but a detailed philosophical analysis of the very concept has yet to be undertaken. Antonine Nicoglou's Plasticity in the Life Sciences addresses this problem. By combining a historical examination of the concept of plasticity from Aristotle to contemporary biology and philosophical analysis of its status and roles in biological research, the book provides a rich picture of plasticity as a boundary concept. It is also a great example of a highly integrated historical and philosophical inquiry into a scientific concept.
Keywords:
Plasticity
Boundary concepts
Boundary objects
Integration
Evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo)
Integrated history and philosophy of science