Biological Metaphor and Cladistic Classification (Anniversary Collection) (Hardcover)

Biological Metaphor and Cladistic Classification (Anniversary Collection) By Henry M. Hoenigswald (Editor), Linda F. Wiener (Editor) Cover Image
By Henry M. Hoenigswald (Editor), Linda F. Wiener (Editor)
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The dynamic aspect of biological systems--the birth, growth, and death of individual organisms, the evolution of one form into another over time--has formed the basis for metaphors used in many fields for both artistic and heuristic purposes. Cladistic classification uses a tree whose branch points are based on the possession of derived or relatively recent characteristics, rather than primitive ones.

About the Author


Henry M. Hoenigswald was Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. Linda F. Weiner is on the faculty of St. Johns College in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Product Details
ISBN: 9780812280142
ISBN-10: 0812280148
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
Publication Date: April 29th, 1987
Pages: 294
Language: English
Series: Anniversary Collection