Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. The Early History of Cell Theory: The cell as empty chamber, building stone, and elementary organism 12
5. 2. Biochemical Conceptions of the Cell: From bag of enzymes to chemical factory 59
6. 3. Cell Sociology: The cell as social agent 86
7. 4. Cell Signaling: The cell as electronic computer 114
8. 5. Metaphors in Science: “Perspectives,” “tools,” and other meta- metaphors 146
9. 6. The Instrumental Success of Scientific Metaphor: Putting the scientific realism issue into perspective 186
10. Acknowledgments 211
11. Notes 215
12. Bibliography 231
13. Index 261