{"product_id":"essays-on-life-itself-9780231105118","title":"Essays on Life Itself","description":"Compiling twenty articles on the nature of life and on the objective of the natural sciences, this remarkable book complements Robert Rosen's groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eLife Itself\u003c\/i\u003e--a work that influenced a wide range of philosophers, biologists, linguists, and social scientists. In \u003ci\u003eEssays on Life Itself\u003c\/i\u003e, Rosen takes to task the central objective of the natural sciences, calling into question the attempt to create objectivity in a subjective world and forcing us to reconsider where science can lead us in the years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Rosen was professor emeritus of biophysics at Dalhousie University and the author of books including \u003ci\u003eLife Itself\u003c\/i\u003e (Columbia 1991), \u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Mathematical Biology, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Measurement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491632714002,"sku":"9780231105118","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_39ef2f50-c62c-4400-842a-99eccc1a335f.jpg?v=1730545341","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/essays-on-life-itself-9780231105118","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}