Organisms, genes and evolution

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The book explores various perspectives on the concept of organisms and their evolution. Peter Janich questions the origins of biological objects, while Mathias Gutmann proposes a constructivist theory of organisms. Walter Bock discusses the nature of explanations in historical sciences, and Christine Hertler examines methodological differences in functional versus constructional morphology. Dominique G. Homberger contrasts systematics and comparative anatomy in their approaches to homology and analogy. Raphael Falk argues for the organism as a crucial entity in evolution, and Franz M. Wuketits reflects on Darwin's views and contemporary theories regarding the organism's role in evolution. Christian Kummer delves into the philosophy behind the development of organismic structure, while Guiseppe Sermonti presents a metaphorical comparison of the butterfly and the lion. Harald Riedl comments on the interconnectedness of organisms, ecosystems, and the biosphere. Sievert Lorenzen suggests a shift from natural selection theory to a General Theory of Self-Organization. Antonio Lima-de-Faria discusses the evolutionary periodicity of flight, and Hans-Rainer Duncker analyzes avian ontogeny and its molecular evolution influenced by ecological conditions. Winfried Stefan Peters and Bernd Herkner outline a theory on constructional constraints in early organismic evolution. Finally, Werner E. G. Müller and colleagues investigate the monop