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Darwinian reductionism, or, How to stop worrying and love molecular biology /
In the spirit of the few biologists who accept reductionalism this text provides a philosophically sophisticated defense of reductionism and applies it to molecular developmental biology and the theory of natural selection, proving that the physicalist must also be a reductionist.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2006.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 What Was Reductionism?; 2 Reductionism and DevelopmentalMolecular Biology; 3 Are There Really Informational Genesand Developmental Programs?; 4 Dobzhansky's Dictum and the Natureof Biological Explanation; 5 Central Tendencies and IndividualOrganisms; 6 Making Natural Selection Safe forReductionists; 7 Genomics, Human History, andCooperation; 8 How Darwinian ReductionismRefutes Genetic Determinism; References; Index.