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Philosophy of Systems Biology

Part of the book series: History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences ((HPTL,volume 20))

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The intention with this volume is to provide a format for scholars to express their personal viewpoints and tell their story in response to the same set of questions (see Preface). Unlike many edited volumes, this book is therefore not divided into thematic sections. The aim of this introduction is to summarize core common themes among the contributor’s chapters so as to guide readers interested in specific topics. Given the richness of the contributions that touch upon many diverse topics in response to the posed questions, I have not summarized each contribution separately. Rather, I focus on core questions and highlight where more information on common themes and novel insights can be found. I also hope that the introduction will provide some background for scientists, philosophers, as well as other readers interested in discussing the philosophical implications of systems biology.

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    http://evolutionarysystemsbiology.org, accessed 28-07-2016.

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    As pointed out by Boogerd (personal communication), a high-quality model will indeed reproduce experimental findings but can also be used to do so-called computer-experiments, i.e. experiments that are not yet done or that just cannot be done in reality. For instance, they may be used to test design explanations (Wouters 2007) or to model evolutionary trajectories (Jaeger, Chap. 13). The evidence status of this kind of model results is an interesting epistemological question on its own, and disagreement on this question among scientists can also be a source of insight to different epistemic cultures (Carusi, Chap. 5).

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    Interactional expertise does not require expertise to make specific contributions to the other field.

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I would like to thank Melinda Fagan, William Bechtel, Eberhard Voit, Fred Boogerd, Jan-Hendrik Hofmeyr, Marta Bertolaso, Fridolin Gross, Karen Kastenhofer, Nicholaos Jones, Manfred Drack, and Olaf Wolkenhauer for valuable feedback on an earlier version of the introduction.

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Green, S. (2017). Introduction to Philosophy of Systems Biology. In: Green, S. (eds) Philosophy of Systems Biology. History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences, vol 20. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47000-9_1

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