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The Strategy of Life. Teleology and Mechanics in Nineteenth Century German Biology.
Timothy Lenoir
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Paperback. Series: Studies in the History of Modern Science. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HB; HP; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 510.
Teleological thinking has been steadfastly resisted by modern biology. And yet, in nearly every area of research biologists are hard pressed to find language that does not impute purposiveness to living forms. The life of the individual organism, if not life itself, seems to make use of a variety of strate gems in achieving its purposes. But in an age when physical models dominate our imagination and when physics itself has become accustomed to uncertainty relations and complementarity, biologists have learned to live with a kind of schizophrenic language, employing terms like 'selfish genes' and 'survival machines' to describe the ... Read more
Teleological thinking has been steadfastly resisted by modern biology. And yet, in nearly every area of research biologists are hard pressed to find language that does not impute purposiveness to living forms. The life of the individual organism, if not life itself, seems to make use of a variety of strate gems in achieving its purposes. But in an age when physical models dominate our imagination and when physics itself has become accustomed to uncertainty relations and complementarity, biologists have learned to live with a kind of schizophrenic language, employing terms like 'selfish genes' and 'survival machines' to describe the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the History of Modern Science
Number of Pages
315
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400969537
SKU
V9789400969537
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