{"product_id":"the-paradox-of-the-organism-adaptation-and-internal-conflict-9780674296381","title":"The Paradox of the Organism: Adaptation and Internal Conflict","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeading evolutionary theorists and philosophers come together to understand how organisms persist, even as they're riddled with internal conflict, from cancer cells to selfish genes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow does a vast menagerie of organs, tissues, cells, and genes coalesce to form a unified organism? For centuries, biologists and philosophers have taken this astonishing feat for granted, treating it as a matter of divine will or evolutionary inevitability. Yet unity is hardly assured. From cancer cells to selfish genes, the body is riven by internal conflicts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paradox of the Organism\u003c\/i\u003e grapples with this puzzle. As the essays in this collection show, profound questions arise when we pierce the organismal veil and consider the self-replicating elements within. Is an organism really a cohesive agent that adapts to the ecosystem it inhabits? Or is an organism itself an ecosystem, within which individual components are engaged in a continuous arms race? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe answers have immediate implications: for understanding miscarriage, treating cancer, improving psychological health, and preserving biodiversity. Challenging fundamental precepts of evolutionary theory, \u003ci\u003eThe Paradox of the Organism\u003c\/i\u003e offers an incisive account of life's extraordinary success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Arvid Ågren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.33h x 6.54w x 1.28d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674296381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatten, Manus M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Manus M. Patten is an evolutionary biologist whose research explores the consequences of conflict, both for organisms and for evolutionary theory. He is Teaching Professor in Biology at Georgetown University.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eÅgren, J. Arvid:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - J. Arvid Ågren is Assistant Professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and Affiliated Researcher at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gene's-Eye View of Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"J. Arvid \u0026#195;\u0026#133;gren \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47897228411037,"sku":"9780674296381","price":76.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3382f6b0-cf25-45cc-a1a9-4f26336a0792.jpg?v=1778004145","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-paradox-of-the-organism-adaptation-and-internal-conflict-9780674296381","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}