{"product_id":"9783032056436","title":"Foundations for Interdisciplinarity in the Life Sciences: Concise Monographs: How Life Evolved to Act on its Own","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFoundations for Interdisciplinarity in the Life Sciences: Concise Monographs\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow Life Evolved to Act on its Own\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moreno, Álvaro; Peretó, Juli\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis open access book exposes the role of \"agency\" in the history of life. Agency is understood as the capacity of an organism to act, make decisions, and exercise control over its actions in order to achieve goals or to navigate and interact with its environment. The question of agency has become a hot and controversial topic in Biology and Philosophy of the Natural Sciences. This volume studies said topic through its historical expressions, investigating how and why it has appeared, and what was its selective advantage in the past, assuming a continuity in how it has evolved in different life forms. \u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eBy also explaining how and why agency has evolved and become more complex in some branches of the tree of life, the authors show how life has made\u003c\/span\u003e its way on our planet with forms of agency as diverse as those shown by bacteria, plants or animals, which are the most sophisticated and complex agents. The book is of great interest to a broad audience, whether philosophically or biologically inclined, interested in understanding fundamental aspects of how life works and in seeking explanations for why life has been so successful on planet Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Springer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-10-02\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9783032056436\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44395114332300,"sku":"9783032056436","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032056436.jpg?v=1768936745","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032056436","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}