Instrumental Biology, or the Disunity of Science (Science & Its Conceptual Foundations) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Instrumental Biology, or the Disunity of Science (Science & Its Conceptual Foundations) Book

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.Read More

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  • 0226727262
  • 9780226727264
  • Rosenberg
  • 1 August 1994
  • Chicago University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 204
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