Darwinian Reductionism: Or, How to Stop Worrying and Love Molecular Biology

by Alex Rosenberg

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After the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953, scientists working in molecular biology embraced reductionism--the theory that all complex systems can be understood in terms of their components. Reductionism, however, has been widely resisted by both nonmolecular biologists and scientists working outside the field of biology. Many of these antireductionists, nevertheless, embrace the notion of physicalism--the idea that all biological processes...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0226727297

ISBN13:9780226727295

Release Date:September 2006

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"

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