Microbes and Microbiology are seldom encountered in philosophical accounts of the life sciences.
Topics are drawn from evolutionary microbiology, microbial ecology, and microbi.
It fills a major gap in the Philosophy of biology by examining central philosophical issues in microbiology.
This book will change that.
Although Microbiology is a well-established science and microbes the basis of life on this planet, neither the organisms nor the science have been seen as philosophically significant.
Microbes and Microbiology are seldom encountered in philosophical accounts of the life sciences