Rothman, Stephen. <br/><br/>
Life beyond molecules and genes  how our adaptations make us alive /  [electronic resource] : 
Stephen Rothman. 
 - West Conshohocken, Pa. :  Templeton Press,  c2009. 
 - xvi, 222 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : what is it that makes an object alive? -- Life forces and vital substances : the path from vitalism to materialism -- The material causes of life : the modern perspective -- Coming into being : the origin of aliveness -- A more refined understanding : a modern view of what is necessary for life -- A sufficient property of life : a search for the properties that attest to our being alive -- Dr. Bernard's adaptations : the internal adaptations of life and their critical role in understanding life's nature -- The physical world intrudes : how the physical world shapes our adaptive properties and us -- Adaptations as life : adaptations as the sufficient, lifegiving properties -- Spandrels and other irrelevancies: are there sufficient properties of life that are not adaptations? -- Life as complexity : the nature of biological complexity -- Harmony : the concordance of life and its science -- Conclusion : is there life beyond the genome? 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781599473659 (electronic bk.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Adaptation (Biology)<br/>Life.<br/>Evolution (Biology)
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH546  / .R68 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>578.4