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Genetics and Philosophy A Introduction

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ISBN-10: 0521173906

ISBN-13: 9780521173902

Edition: 2013

Authors: Paul Griffiths, Karola Stotz

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In the past century, nearly all of the biological sciences have been directly affected by discoveries and developments in genetics, a fast-evolving subject with important theoretical dimensions. In this rich and accessible book, Paul Griffiths and Karola Stotz show how the concept of the gene has evolved and diversified across the many fields that make up modern biology. By examining the molecular biology of the 'environment', they situate genetics in the developmental biology of whole organisms, and reveal how the molecular biosciences have undermined the nature/nurture distinction. Their discussion gives full weight to the revolutionary impacts of molecular biology, while rejecting…    
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Book details

List price: $22.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/18/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English

Paul Griffiths is a freelance evangelist. He is the author of four books and is involved in the running of various evangelism training and evangelistic courses across the UK. He lectures on various MA, Bth and Bible College courses. Martin Robinson leads Together in Mission, a training agency, and is author of many books, most recent The 8 Secrets of Happiness.

Karola Stotz is an Australian Research Fellow at the University of Sydney in the project 'Postgenomic Perspectives on Human Nature'. She is the editor of Genes, Genomes and Genetic Elements (2004), Reconciling Nature and Nurture in the Study of Behavior and Cognition Research (with C. Allen, 2008) and Philosophy in the Trenches: From Naturalized Philosophy to Experimental Philosophy (of Science) (2009).