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History of the 19th century cell theory in the light of Philip Kitcher's theory of unification
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In the turn of 19th century, Biology as a scientific discipline emerged; focused on every aspect of organisms, there was no consensus on the basic entity where the observed phenomena stemmed from. By the half of the century, the Cell Theory stepped in and unified the sub-disciplines of Biology under a few, but encompassing statements. In this thesis, the history of Cell Theory is handled through Philip Kitcher's Theory of Unification and it is claimed that the idea of unification, in accordance with Kitcher's conception of science, was actively sought and promoted by the scientists, and that a better reading of history of Cell Theory is possible through Theory of Unification.
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Ş. A. Taşkaya, “History of the 19th century cell theory in the light of Philip Kitcher’s theory of unification,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2013.
