Naslov
The immunological self

Autori
Brzović, Zdenka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Perspectives on the Self

Urednik/ci
Berčić, Boran

Izdavač
Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci

Grad
Rijeka

Godina
2017

Raspon stranica
81-95

ISBN
978-953-7975-57-9

Ključne riječi
Self ; the biological self ; the immunological self

Sažetak
The problem of defining the self has traditionally been conceived as a task for philosophers. However, the development of immunology in the second part of the 20th century has led many scientists to conclude that immunology is the science of the self. This led to two different approaches to biological individuality: physiological individuation that is mostly concerned with organisms seen as strongly cohesive and unified metabolic entities, and evolutionary individuation where evolution by natural selection is seen as the best framework for individuating biological entities. I discuss physiological approaches to biological individuation with a special focus on the immunological theories of the self. I argue that the immunological theories can only function as vague metaphors that do not provide a valid criterion for individuating organisms in biology.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

POVEZANOST RADA