Analytic metaphysics has recently discovered biology as a means of grounding metaphysical theories. This has resulted in long-standing metaphysical puzzles, suc

Immunology asserts that an individual can be defined through self and nonself. Thomas Pradeu argues that this theory is inadequate, because immune responses to

Few things are as interesting to us as our own bodies and, by extension, our own identities. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the relations

"This is a book of interest to philosophers of biology, metaphysicians, and biologists."--BOOK JACKET.

This book examines the notion of identity through a multitude of interdisciplinary approaches. It collects current thinking from international scholars spanning