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Immunity: From Science to Philosophy

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Language
English
Publishers
CRC Press; 1st edition (4 Oct. 2024)
Weight
0.52 KG
Publication Date
05/08/2024
ISBN-10
1032776595
Pages
176 pages
ISBN-13
9781032776590
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17.78 x 1.12 x 25.4 cm
SKU
9781032776590
Author Name
Hidetaka Yakura (Author)
Hidetaka Yakura, M.D., Ph.D. (Pathology), Ph.D. (Epistemology, History of Science and Technology), is the director of the Institute for Science and Human Existence. He started his career with seven years of research in immunology at the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. After serving as the director of the Department of Immunology and Signal Transduction at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Medical Research, he embarked on philosophical investigations of immunity in Paris in 2007, receiving his Ph.D. from Sorbonne University Paris Cité (presently, Paris Cité University) in 2016. He is currently exploring new perspectives on nature, life, and human existence.Read more about this authorRead less about this author
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This book explores the essence of immunity. After an initial review of hypotheses, models, and theories proposed to explain immune phenomena in humans and mice, it summarizes the results from synchronic organism‑level analyses and diachronic analyses tracing phylogeny.

These results suggest that immunity is coextensive with life and is equipped with functions similar to the nervous system. Philosophical reflection with reference to Spinoza and Canguilhem suggests immunity is part of the essence of life―and the essence of immunity embraces mental elements with normativity.

Approaching the essence of any phenomenon in this way is called "metaphysicalization of science. " This book demonstrates the potential of this approach and contributes to a richer understanding of nature.

Key FeaturesReviews the history of immunological theoriesDiscusses and integrates science and philosophyProvides a biological framework for cognition and self vs. nonselfInspired by Auguste Comte’s "The Law of Three Stages".

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