Genetics and Reductionism
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology Series)
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With the advent of the Human Genome Project there have been many claims for the genetic origins of complex human behavior including insanity, criminality, and intelligence. But what does it really mean to call something 'genetic'? This is the fundamental question that Sahotra Sarkar's book addresses. The author analyses the nature of reductionism in classical and molecular genetics. He shows that there are two radically different kinds of reductionist...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521637139
ISBN13:9780521637138
Release Date:October 1998
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:260 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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