Tending Adam's Garden: Evolving the Cognitive Immune Self
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Table of contents
- Contentsxi
- About the Authorvii
- From the Pre-publication Quotesviii
- Prologuexiii
- Chapter 1. Introduction1
- On Individuality3
- Chapter 2. On Causality and Evolution7
- Causality9
- Emergence27
- Evolution40
- Comparative Summary of Evolution50
- Chapter 3. On Cognition55
- Defining a Cognitive System57
- Decisions64
- Cognitive Images70
- Self-organization82
- The Cognitive Strategy91
- Comparative Summary of Cognition94
- Chapter 4. On Immunity101
- Immune Agents: Basic Briefing103
- Maintenance118
- Receptors125
- Degeneracy, Pleiotropia, Redundancy, Randomness138
- Geometry of Immune Cognition and Co-respondence149
- Dynamics of Immune Cognition166
- Self-organization of Immune Cognition172
- Images and Patterns of Immune Cognition174
- Cognitive Decision-making181
- Comparative Summary of Immunity189
- Chapter 5. On Autoimmunity195
- Clonal Selection Theory Viewpoint197
- Organization of Autoimmunity200
- Utility of Autoimmunity212
- Causation of Autoimmune Disease219
- Therapy of Autoimmune Disease228
- Autoimmunity is of the Essence236
- Comparative Summary of Autoimmunity237
- Chapter 6. On Tending Adam's Garden241
- Adam243
- Tending the Garden247
- References257
- Index259
Tending Adam's Garden describes and explains the way in which our immune system works from a novel perspective. The book uses metaphors and examples to bring the immune system to life and explores the fundamental miracle of nature. Written in plain language for a broad audience, this book encompasses much more than just immunology, exploring more fundamental matters such as causality, information, energy, evolution, cognition and individuality, as well as the strategy of the immune system and its role in health and disease.
Key Features
* Provides a unique perspective on the immune system from one of the keenest scientific and philosophical brains in the world
* Uses metaphors and case histories to explore themes in an accessible manner
* Written in plain language requiring no specialized vocabulary or specific scientific background in the subject
Key Features
* Provides a unique perspective on the immune system from one of the keenest scientific and philosophical brains in the world
* Uses metaphors and case histories to explore themes in an accessible manner
* Written in plain language requiring no specialized vocabulary or specific scientific background in the subject