Beschreibung:
First published in 1957, this essential work bridged the gap between analytical and theoretical biology, thus setting the insights of the former in a context which more sensitively reflects the ambiguities surrounding many of its core concepts and objectives.
Preface 1. Form, End and Time 2. The Cybernetics of Development 3. Selection Of, For and By 4. The Organisation of the Gene Pool 5. The Survival of the Adaptable. Epilogue. Appendix: Some Physico-Chemical Aspects of Biological Organisation