The Influence of genetics on contemporary thinking /

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Imprint:Dordrecht : Springer, c2007.
Description:1 online resource (lvi, 214 p.) : ill.
Language:English
Series:Logic, epistemology and the unity of science ; v. 6
Logic, epistemology and the unity of science ; v. 6.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8883185
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Other authors / contributors:Fagot-Largeault, Anne.
Rahman, Shahid, 1956-
Torres, Juan Manuel, 1947-
ISBN:9781402056642
1402056648
9781402056635 (hardback)
140205663X (hardback)
6611138633
9786611138639
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Summary:"This volume reflects on the effects of recent discoveries in genetics on a broad range of scientific fields. In addition to neuroscience, evolutionary biology, anthropology and medicine, contributors analyze the effects of genetics on theories of health, law, epistemology and philosophy of biology. The dynamic interdisciplinary character of this volume makes it relevant to scholars from many disciplines, from biology, philosophy and the social sciences."--Jacket.
Other form:Print version: Influence of genetics on contemporary thinking. Dordrecht : Springer, c2007 9781402056635 140205663X
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This interdisciplinary volume reflects on the effects of recent discoveries in genetics on a broad range of scientific fields. It shows the way in which those discoveries influence genetics itself and many other fields, and explains the impact of genetics on contemporary culture. The volume contains the most recent views of the Nobel Laureate François Jacob on genetics and the nature of living things.

Physical Description:1 online resource (lvi, 214 p.) : ill.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781402056642
1402056648
9781402056635
140205663X
6611138633
9786611138639