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Promises and limits of reductionism in the biomedical sciences [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Marc H.V. Van Regenmortel, David L. Hull
| Promises and limits of reductionism in the biomedical sciences [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Marc H.V. Van Regenmortel, David L. Hull |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, USA, : John Wiley & Sons, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
| Disciplina |
570
570/.1 660/.28443 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Van RegenmortelM. H. V
HullDavid L |
| Soggetto topico |
Reductionism
Biology Psychology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-27000-4
9786610270002 0-470-85417-0 0-470-85418-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
PROMISES AND LIMITS OF REDUCTIONISM IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES; Contents; Preface; Contributors; About the Editors; 1 Introduction; 2 Emergent Properties of Biological Molecules and Cells; 3 From Nineteenth Century Ideas on Reduction in Physiology to Non-Reductive Explanations in Twentieth-Century Biochemistry; 4 Pitfalls of Reductionism in Immunology; 5 Reductionism in Medicine: Social Aspects of Health; Questions and Discussion; 6 'Who's Afraid of Reductionism?' 'I Am!'; Questions and Discussion; Round Table Discussion 1: Chair - Alex Rosenberg; 7 Reductionism in an Historical Science
Questions and Discussion8 Varieties of Reductionism: Derivation and Gene Selection; Questions and Discussion; 9 The Gene: Between Holism and Generalism; Questions and Discussion; 10 Genes versus Molecules: How To, and How Not To, Be a Reductionist; Questions and Discussion; 11 Limits of Reproduction: A Reductionistic Research Strategy in Evolutionary Biology; Questions and Discussion; 12 Evolutionary Psychology: A Case Study in the Poverty of Genetic Determinism; Questions and Discussion; Round Table Discussion 2: Chair - Marc H. V. Van Regenmortel 13 The Ethical Imperative of Holism in MedicineQuestions and Discussion; 14 Levels of Explanation in Human Behaviour: The Poverty of Evolutionary Psychology; Questions and Discussion; 15 Reductionism and Social Policy; Questions and Discussion; 16 Reductionism, Complexity and Molecular Medicine: Genetic Chips and the 'Globalization' of the Genome; Questions and Discussion; Round Table Discussion 3: Chair - Kenneth F. Schaffner; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910142492503321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, USA, : John Wiley & Sons, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Promises and limits of reductionism in the biomedical sciences [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Marc H.V. Van Regenmortel, David L. Hull
| Promises and limits of reductionism in the biomedical sciences [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Marc H.V. Van Regenmortel, David L. Hull |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, USA, : John Wiley & Sons, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
| Disciplina |
570
570/.1 660/.28443 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Van RegenmortelM. H. V
HullDavid L |
| Soggetto topico |
Reductionism
Biology Psychology |
| ISBN |
1-280-27000-4
9786610270002 0-470-85417-0 0-470-85418-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
PROMISES AND LIMITS OF REDUCTIONISM IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES; Contents; Preface; Contributors; About the Editors; 1 Introduction; 2 Emergent Properties of Biological Molecules and Cells; 3 From Nineteenth Century Ideas on Reduction in Physiology to Non-Reductive Explanations in Twentieth-Century Biochemistry; 4 Pitfalls of Reductionism in Immunology; 5 Reductionism in Medicine: Social Aspects of Health; Questions and Discussion; 6 'Who's Afraid of Reductionism?' 'I Am!'; Questions and Discussion; Round Table Discussion 1: Chair - Alex Rosenberg; 7 Reductionism in an Historical Science
Questions and Discussion8 Varieties of Reductionism: Derivation and Gene Selection; Questions and Discussion; 9 The Gene: Between Holism and Generalism; Questions and Discussion; 10 Genes versus Molecules: How To, and How Not To, Be a Reductionist; Questions and Discussion; 11 Limits of Reproduction: A Reductionistic Research Strategy in Evolutionary Biology; Questions and Discussion; 12 Evolutionary Psychology: A Case Study in the Poverty of Genetic Determinism; Questions and Discussion; Round Table Discussion 2: Chair - Marc H. V. Van Regenmortel 13 The Ethical Imperative of Holism in MedicineQuestions and Discussion; 14 Levels of Explanation in Human Behaviour: The Poverty of Evolutionary Psychology; Questions and Discussion; 15 Reductionism and Social Policy; Questions and Discussion; 16 Reductionism, Complexity and Molecular Medicine: Genetic Chips and the 'Globalization' of the Genome; Questions and Discussion; Round Table Discussion 3: Chair - Kenneth F. Schaffner; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829933803321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, USA, : John Wiley & Sons, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Promises and limits of reductionism in the biomedical sciences / / edited by Marc H.V. Van Regenmortel, David L. Hull
| Promises and limits of reductionism in the biomedical sciences / / edited by Marc H.V. Van Regenmortel, David L. Hull |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, USA, : John Wiley & Sons, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
| Disciplina |
570
570/.1 660/.28443 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Van RegenmortelM. H. V
HullDavid L |
| Soggetto topico |
Reductionism
Biology Psychology |
| ISBN |
9786610270002
9781280270000 1280270004 9780470854174 0470854170 9780470854181 0470854189 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
PROMISES AND LIMITS OF REDUCTIONISM IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES; Contents; Preface; Contributors; About the Editors; 1 Introduction; 2 Emergent Properties of Biological Molecules and Cells; 3 From Nineteenth Century Ideas on Reduction in Physiology to Non-Reductive Explanations in Twentieth-Century Biochemistry; 4 Pitfalls of Reductionism in Immunology; 5 Reductionism in Medicine: Social Aspects of Health; Questions and Discussion; 6 'Who's Afraid of Reductionism?' 'I Am!'; Questions and Discussion; Round Table Discussion 1: Chair - Alex Rosenberg; 7 Reductionism in an Historical Science
Questions and Discussion8 Varieties of Reductionism: Derivation and Gene Selection; Questions and Discussion; 9 The Gene: Between Holism and Generalism; Questions and Discussion; 10 Genes versus Molecules: How To, and How Not To, Be a Reductionist; Questions and Discussion; 11 Limits of Reproduction: A Reductionistic Research Strategy in Evolutionary Biology; Questions and Discussion; 12 Evolutionary Psychology: A Case Study in the Poverty of Genetic Determinism; Questions and Discussion; Round Table Discussion 2: Chair - Marc H. V. Van Regenmortel 13 The Ethical Imperative of Holism in MedicineQuestions and Discussion; 14 Levels of Explanation in Human Behaviour: The Poverty of Evolutionary Psychology; Questions and Discussion; 15 Reductionism and Social Policy; Questions and Discussion; 16 Reductionism, Complexity and Molecular Medicine: Genetic Chips and the 'Globalization' of the Genome; Questions and Discussion; Round Table Discussion 3: Chair - Kenneth F. Schaffner; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911019427703321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, USA, : John Wiley & Sons, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||