It Is Possible to Reduce Biological Explanations to Explanations in Chemistry and/or Physics

Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 19-31

  Fox Keller, Evelyn ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological systems endowed with function; Cybernetics and bernard machines; Evolution of function out of simple physical and chemical dynamics; Kant and as if purpose; Kant crude matter on its own, structured itself in terms of mechanical laws; Meaning of fundamental in biology cannot be equated with simple; Only universal law in biology "All biological laws have exceptions"; Reducing biological explanations to explanations in chemistry and or physics; Systems biology explanations of biological phenomena based on physical and chemical properties; Unraveling physics and chemistry behind biological phenomena

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EID: 84873522657     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444314922.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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