The major, basic models of genetic theories are for the first time reconstructed in a precise and perspicuous way. The book aims at foundational clarification. It shows how the different branches of genetics are systematically related, how they differ from each other, and how they can be compared with each other. The models may serve as a basis for top-down computer implementations and for teaching genetic theory. They will be of value in genetics, biology, medicine, and the philosophy of science, but also in ethical discussions.
Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Structuralism: The Basic Ideas / Moulines, C. Ulises -- Chapter 2: Structuralism As Developed Within the Model-Theoretical Approach in the Philosophy of Science / Diederich, Werner -- Chapter 3: Scientific Explanation / Bartelborth, Thomas -- Chapter 4: Structuralism and the Interrogative Model of Inquiry / Sintonen, Matti -- Chapter 5: Pragmatic and Diachronic Aspects of Structuralism / Diederich, Werner -- Chapter 6: Truth Approximation by the Hypothetico-Deductive Method / Kuipers, Theo Α. F. -- Chapter 7: Probability, Confirmation and Testing from a Structuralist Perspective / Lauth, Bernhard -- Chapter 8: Theoretical Terms: Recent Developments / Balzer, Wolfgang -- Chapter 9: Holism and the Empirical Claim of Theory-Nets / Gähde, Ulrich -- Chapter 10: Symmetry and Invariance / Mühlhölzer, Felix -- Chapter 11: Bridges, Constraints, and Links / Moulines, C. Ulises / Polanski, Marek -- Chapter 12: A Rigorous Set Theoretical Foundation of the Structuralist Approach / Hinst, Peter -- Chapter 13: Categorial Structuralism / Mormann, Thomas -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- Backmatter
