Pradeu, Thomas (2019) Immunology and individuality. eLife, 8. ISSN 2050-084X

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Abstract

Immunology and philosophy have a rich history of dialogue. Immunologists have long been influenced by ideas from philosophy, notably the concept of 'self', and many philosophers have explored the conceptual, theoretical and methodological foundations of immunology. Here, I discuss two aspects of this dialogue: biological individuality and immunogenicity.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Pradeu, Thomas
Keywords:	Individuality; Philosophy of Biology; Philosophy of Science; immunogenicity; immunology; inflammation; nonself; self
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Biology Specific Sciences > Biology > Molecular Biology/Genetics Specific Sciences > Medicine
Depositing User:	Thomas Pradeu
Date Deposited:	28 Oct 2019 02:40
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2019 02:40
Item ID:	16585
Journal or Publication Title:	eLife
Official URL:	http://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47384
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.7554/eLife.47384
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Biology Specific Sciences > Biology > Molecular Biology/Genetics Specific Sciences > Medicine
Date:	2019
Volume:	8
ISSN:	2050-084X
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16585

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