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Introduction : what is it that makes an object alive?
Life forces and vital substances : the path from vitalism to materialism
The material causes of life : the modern perspective
Coming into being : the origin of aliveness
A more refined understanding : a modern view of what is necessary for life
A sufficient property of life : a search for the properties that attest to our being alive
Dr. Bernard's adaptations : the internal adaptations of life and their critical role in understanding life's nature
The physical world intrudes : how the physical world shapes our adaptive properties and us
Adaptations as life : adaptations as the sufficient, lifegiving properties
Spandrels and other irrelevancies: are there sufficient properties of life that are not adaptations?
Life as complexity : the nature of biological complexity
Harmony : the concordance of life and its science
Conclusion : is there life beyond the genome?
Life forces and vital substances : the path from vitalism to materialism
The material causes of life : the modern perspective
Coming into being : the origin of aliveness
A more refined understanding : a modern view of what is necessary for life
A sufficient property of life : a search for the properties that attest to our being alive
Dr. Bernard's adaptations : the internal adaptations of life and their critical role in understanding life's nature
The physical world intrudes : how the physical world shapes our adaptive properties and us
Adaptations as life : adaptations as the sufficient, lifegiving properties
Spandrels and other irrelevancies: are there sufficient properties of life that are not adaptations?
Life as complexity : the nature of biological complexity
Harmony : the concordance of life and its science
Conclusion : is there life beyond the genome?