Biology under the influence : dialectical essays on ecology, agriculture, and health /

How do we understand the world? While some look to the heavens for intelligent design, others argue that it is determined by information encoded in DNA. Science serves as an important activity for uncovering the processes and operations of nature, but it is also immersed in a social context where id...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Lewontin, Richard, 1929-2021 (Autor), Levins, Richard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Monthly Review Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Biology > Philosophy.
Biology > Social aspects.
Biologie > Philosophie.
Biologie > Aspect social.
NATURE > Reference.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > General.
Naturwissenschaften
Wissenschaftssteuerung
Wissenschaftstheorie
Dialektik
Wissenschaftsphilosophie
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:How do we understand the world? While some look to the heavens for intelligent design, others argue that it is determined by information encoded in DNA. Science serves as an important activity for uncovering the processes and operations of nature, but it is also immersed in a social context where ideology influences the questions we ask and how we approach the material world. Biology Under the Influence: Dialectical Essays on the Coevolution of Nature and Society breaks from the confirms of determinism, offering a dialectical analysis for comprehending a dynamic social and natural world. In Bi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (400 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-390) and index.
ISBN:9781583673935
1583673938

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