Alexander Rosenberg

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Instrumental Biology, or the Disunity of ScienceHardcover, 1 November 1994

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Print Length
204 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Date Published
1 Nov 1994
ISBN-10
0226727254
ISBN-13
9780226727257

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Do the sciences aim to uncover the structure of nature, or are they ultimately a practical means of controlling our environment?

In Instrumental Biology, or the Disunity of Science, Alexander Rosenberg argues that while physics and chemistry can develop laws that reveal the structure of natural phenomena, biology is fated to be a practical, instrumental discipline. Because of the complexity produced by natural selection, and because of the limits on human cognition, scientists are prevented from uncovering the basic structure of biological phenomena. Consequently, biology and all of the disciplines that rest upon it--psychology and the other human sciences--must aim at most to provide practical tools for coping with the natural world rather than a complete theoretical understanding of it.

Product Details

Author:
Alexander Rosenberg
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 November 1994
Dimensions:
23.75 x 15.9 x 1.83 cm
ISBN-10:
0226727254
ISBN-13:
9780226727257
Language:
English
Location:
Chicago, IL
Pages:
204
Weight:
444.52 gm

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