Oedipus rex in the genomic era : human behaviour, law and society / / Yulia Kovas, Fatos Selita
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Kovas Yulia
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| Titolo: |
Oedipus rex in the genomic era : human behaviour, law and society / / Yulia Kovas, Fatos Selita
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| Pubblicazione: | London, England : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
| ©2021 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 155.7 |
| Soggetto topico: | Behavior genetics |
| Genomics | |
| Genètica de la conducta | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Llibres electrònics |
| Persona (resp. second.): | SelitaFatos |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Boxes -- 1 A Journey into the Genomic Era: Sophocles Will Be Our Guide… -- Oedipus Rex and Behavioural Genetics -- The Journey -- Plot of the Three Theban Plays -- Characters of the Theban Plays (and Their Equivalents in the Genomic Era) -- A Note on Citations and Translations -- List of Translations Used in This Book -- References -- 2 Genes, Environments and Life Trajectories -- Familiality -- Lineage -- Chance, Genes and Crossroads -- References -- 3 Free Will in the Genomic Era -- The Free Will Confusion, Illusion and Delusion -- Free Will and Determinism -- Free Will and Errors of Attribution -- Free Will and Punishment -- The Will of the Self -- References -- 4 Prophesied Future and Redefined Past in the Genomic Era -- Destiny, Fatalism and Predetermination -- Bringing Fate About -- The New Pantheon of Gods in the Genomic Era -- Prediction in the Digital World -- Oracles and Prophecy in the Genomic Era -- The Power of Expectation -- The Dangers of Misinterpretation -- Redefining the Past -- Support in Dealing with 'Prophecies' -- 'Quantum' Prophecy -- References -- 5 DNA: The Greatest Text of All -- Length of Text and Depth of Meaning -- Genes vs. Genome -- Lost and Found in Translation -- Alternative Splicing -- Beyond Genes -- Variation -- Expression: Reading the Text -- The Age of the Text -- Particles, Atoms and Elements -- Life Emerging from Non-Organic Universal Debris and Star Dust -- DNA-The Connector of All Species -- Editing the Text -- Storing New Meanings -- Randomness, Feedback and the Absence of a Plan -- Oedipus Rex in the Genomic Era -- Epilogue -- Chorus (Citizens of the Genomic Era) -- Afterword -- References -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Oedipus Rex in the Genomic Era |
| ISBN: | 1-349-96048-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910508483403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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