The third lens metaphor and the creation of modern cell biology

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reynolds, Andrew S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago ; London The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
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Online Access:EBSCOhost
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Table of Contents:
  • The early history of cell theory: the cell as empty chamber, building stone, and elementary organism
  • Biochemical conceptions of the cell: from bag of enzymes to chemical factory
  • Cell sociology: the cell as social agent
  • Cell signaling: the cell as electronic computer
  • Metaphors in science: "perspectives", "tools", and other meta-metaphors
  • The instrumental success of scientific metaphor: putting the scientific realism issue in perspective.