Scaffolding: Selected Contributions of James R. Griesemer to History, Philosophy, and Biology

This book brings together some of Griesemer''s most significant contributions for the first time, making it widely accessible in a single collection. Throughout his career James Griesemer has created an intellectual scaffold for major advances in the history and philosophy of biology. His analyses of boundary objects, units of selection, reproducers, models, and scaffolds have served and continue ...