Immunology and individuality

Thomas Pradeu (1)

1 ImmunoConcept - Immunology from Concept and Experiments to Translation

Immunology and philosophy have a rich history of dialogue. Immunologists have long been influenced by ideas from philosophy, notably the concept of 'self', and many philosophers have explored the conceptual, theoretical and methodological foundations of immunology. Here, I discuss two aspects of this dialogue: biological individuality and immunogenicity.

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences; Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Immunologie; Médecine humaine et pathologie

Thomas Pradeu. Immunology and individuality. eLife, 2019, 8, ⟨10.7554/eLife.47384⟩. ⟨hal-02426568⟩