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Book Synopsis Metaphysics of Genome by : Augustin Ostace
Download or read book Metaphysics of Genome written by Augustin Ostace and published by Alpha & Omega Sapiens - Uppublishing Being / Augustin Ostace. This book was released on 2018-09-07 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: …We must know ourselves, Erkenne uns selbst, beyond of the over two thousand years of Delphi inscription, Know thyself, Erkenne dich selbst!... …If the Sapientosophy means a desired raising in knowledge of the Sapiens towards UpSapiens, then, the Weapon of Philosophy must go into the multitudes of our Species, interconnecting the Philosophy of Amphitheatre (like the Philosophy of Being since Parmenides and Heidegger, or Philosophy of Akademos and Lyceum through Plato and Aristotle, or the Philosophy of Patristics through Sf. Augustine and Maxim the Confessor, or Philosophy of Scholastic through Duns Scotus and Von Aquin, or Philosophy of Rationality through Descartes and Spinoza, or Idealist Philosophy through Kant and Hegel, or the Philosophy of Phenomenology through Husserl and Jaspers ) with the Philosophy of the Book (particularly in our On Line times), with the Philosophy of Human History, reaching the terrible insights of the Human Genome… …But, has Human Genome (in its biology as the sum of genes inside of an individuality), a special philosophical mystery, flourishing into the human of articulated language, of the writing alphabet and of the abstract thinking?... …Our endeavor is to shed the modest light upon these basic biological and philosophical concepts of our times… Biophilosophist
Book Synopsis Genetics and Philosophy by : Paul Griffiths
Download or read book Genetics and Philosophy written by Paul Griffiths and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past century, nearly all of the biological sciences have been directly affected by discoveries and developments in genetics, a fast-evolving subject with important theoretical dimensions. In this rich and accessible book, Paul Griffiths and Karola Stotz show how the concept of the gene has evolved and diversified across the many fields that make up modern biology. By examining the molecular biology of the 'environment', they situate genetics in the developmental biology of whole organisms, and reveal how the molecular biosciences have undermined the nature/nurture distinction. Their discussion gives full weight to the revolutionary impacts of molecular biology, while rejecting 'genocentrism' and 'reductionism', and brings the topic right up to date with the philosophical implications of the most recent developments in genetics. Their book will be invaluable for those studying the philosophy of biology, genetics and other life sciences.
Book Synopsis The Metaphysics of Biology by : John Dupré
Download or read book The Metaphysics of Biology written by John Dupré and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Element is an introduction to the metaphysics of biology, a very general account of the nature of the living world. The first part of the Element addresses more traditionally philosophical questions - whether biological systems are reducible to the properties of their physical parts, causation and laws of nature, substantialist and processualist accounts of life, and the nature of biological kinds. The second half will offer an understanding of important biological entities, drawing on the earlier discussions. This division should not be taken too seriously, however: the topics in both parts are deeply interconnected. Although this does not claim to be a scientific work, it does aim to be firmly grounded in our best scientific knowledge; it is an exercise in naturalistic metaphysics. Its most distinctive feature is that argues throughout for a view of living systems as processes rather than things or, in the technical philosophical sense, substances.
Download or read book Our Genes written by Rasmus Winther and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-30 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human evolutionary genomics illuminates fascinating philosophical questions about our individual identities and collective connections.
Book Synopsis Our Genes by : Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther
Download or read book Our Genes written by Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-12-31 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Situated at the intersection of natural science and philosophy, Our Genes explores historical practices, investigates current trends, and imagines future work in genetic research to answer persistent, political questions about human diversity. Readers are guided through fascinating thought experiments, complex measures and metrics, fundamental evolutionary patterns, and in-depth treatment of exciting case studies. The work culminates in a philosophical rationale, based on scientific evidence, for a moderate position about the explanatory power of genes that is often left unarticulated. Simply put, human evolutionary genomics - our genes - can tell us much about who we are as individuals and as collectives. However, while they convey scientific certainty in the popular imagination, genes cannot answer some of our most important questions. Alternating between an up-close and a zoomed-out focus on genes and genomes, individuals and collectives, species and populations, Our Genes argues that the answers we seek point to rich, necessary work ahead.
Book Synopsis Genes And Future People by : Walter Glannon
Download or read book Genes And Future People written by Walter Glannon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in genetic technology in general and medical genetics in particular will enable us to intervene in the process of human biological development which extends from zygotes and embryos to people. This will allow us to control to a great extent the identities and the length and quality of the lives of people who already exist, as well as those we bring into existence in the near and distant future. Genes and Future People explores two general philosophical questions, one metaphysical, the other moral: (1) How do genes, and different forms of genetic intervention (gene therapy, genetic enhancement, presymptomatic genetic testing of adults, genetic testing of preimplantation embryos), affect the identities of the people who already exist and those we bring into existence? and (2) How do these interventions benefit or harm the people we cause to exist in the near future and those who will exist in the distant future by satisfying or defeating their interest in having reasonably long and disease-free lives?Genes and Future People begins by explaining the connection between genes and disease, placing genetic within a framework of evolutionary biology. It then discusses such topics as how genes and genetic intervention influence personal identity, what genetic testing of individuals and the knowledge resulting from it entails about responsibility to others who may be at risk, as well as how gene therapy and genetic enhancement can affect the identities of people and benefit or harm them. Furthermore, it discusses various moral aspects of cloning human beings and body parts. Finally, it explores the metaphysical and moral implications of genetic manipulation of the mechanisms of aging to extend the human life span.The aim Genes and Future People is to move philosophers, bioethicists, and readers in general to reflect on the extent to which genes determine whether we are healthy or diseased, our identities as persons, the quality of our lives, and our moral obligations to future generations of people.
Book Synopsis Genetics and Reductionism by : Sahotra Sarkar
Download or read book Genetics and Reductionism written by Sahotra Sarkar and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-10-13 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the advent of the Human Genome Project there have been many claims for the genetic origins of complex human behavior including insanity, criminality, and intelligence. But what does it really mean to call something 'genetic'? This is the fundamental question that Sahotra Sarkar's book addresses. The author analyses the nature of reductionism in classical and molecular genetics. He shows that there are two radically different kinds of reductionist explanation: genetic reduction (as found in classical genetics) and physical reduction (found in molecular genetics). This important book clarifies the meaning of the term 'genetic', shows how molecular studies have affected genetics, and provides the philosophical background necessary to understand the debates over the Human Genome Project. It will be of particular interest to professionals and students in the philosophy of science, the history of science, and the social studies of science, medicine, and technology.
Book Synopsis The Spiritual Genome by : Bradley York Bartholomew
Download or read book The Spiritual Genome written by Bradley York Bartholomew and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-10 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bradley York Bartholomew's book The Spiritual Genome brings to the forefront the theory of a networked intelligence in the DNA. He clearly outlines this theory that the DNA of all living creatures (including plants) is connected in the quantum substratum, and that it is this networked intelligence which constitutes the essential oneness from which springs all the diversity of life that we see around us. Bradley York Bartholomew's book illustrates that this networked intelligence is generated by computer processing which constitutes the ultimate source of life. This he says is demonstrated in how memristors in the DNA enable the storing of data, which has a direct bearing on widely held beliefs such as past lives and reincarnation. The Author cohesively explains how the DNA can act as a universal quantum computer with sufficient processing power to potentially enable the generation of the entire universe.
Book Synopsis Genetics and Philosophy by : Paul Griffiths
Download or read book Genetics and Philosophy written by Paul Griffiths and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book integrates the work of philosophers of science seeking to make sense of genetics with an accessible introduction to the science.
Book Synopsis From Darwinian Metaphysics Towards Understanding the Evolution of Evolutionary Mechanisms by : Momme von Sydow
Download or read book From Darwinian Metaphysics Towards Understanding the Evolution of Evolutionary Mechanisms written by Momme von Sydow and published by Universitätsverlag Göttingen. This book was released on 2012 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Although Charles Darwin predicted that his theory 'would give zest to ... metaphysics, ' even he would be astonished at the variety of paths his theory has in fact taken. This holds with regard to both gene-Darwinism, a purified Darwinian approach biologizing the social sciences, and process- Darwinism found in the disciplines of psychology, philosophy of science, and economics. Although Darwinism is often linked to highly confirmed biological theories, some of its interpretations seem to profit from tautological claims as well, where scientific reputation cloaks ideological usage. This book discusses central tenets of Darwinism historically as well as systematically, for example the history of different Darwinian paradigms, the units-of-selection debate, and the philosophical problem of induction as basis of metaphysical Darwinism. Crucially the book addresses the Darwinian claim that evolution is governed by an immutable and unrelentingly cruel law of natural selection. Paradoxically, Darwins theory is a static, non-evolutionary theory of evolution. The current book sketches the historical background and provides suggestions that may help to replace this approach by the idea of an evolution of evolutionary mechanisms (see Escher's 'Drawing Hands' on the cover). This view even suggests a tendency to overcome the blindness of the knowledge acquisition of primordial Darwinian processes and allows for some freedom from external environments. This book first develops a radically Darwinian approach, then criticises this approach from within. Even Darwinism has a tendency to transcend itself. Although the book addresses several empirical issues, it does not challenge particular findings. Instead it builds on many insights of Darwinism and provides a proposal for interpreting known empirical evidence in a different light. It should help pave the way for further developing an understanding of nature that transcends Darwinian metaphysics"--Publisher's description.
Book Synopsis The Human Genome as Common Heritage of Mankind by : Jean Buttigieg
Download or read book The Human Genome as Common Heritage of Mankind written by Jean Buttigieg and published by Ibidem Press. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jean Buttigieg demonstrates the necessity to make it a legal principle of international law that the human genome is a common heritage of mankind. The patent system encourages the commercialization of the human genome, effectively hindering discoversies that prompt new and better medical treatments. The true essence of the human genome, Buttigieg argues, is to be found in metaphysics and not biology, discussing philosophical concerns surrounding the field of biotechnology.
Book Synopsis Genetic Democracy by : Veikko Launis
Download or read book Genetic Democracy written by Veikko Launis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-20 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an in-depth analysis of the ethical, social and philosophical issues related to modern genetic research and gene technology. The aim of the book is to introduce systematic research on the social and ethical impacts of the use and development of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as well as the acquisition, use and storage of human genetic information (HGI). The book has been written from the viewpoint of social and political philosophy.
Book Synopsis Philosophy and Revolutions in Genetics by : Keekok Lee
Download or read book Philosophy and Revolutions in Genetics written by Keekok Lee and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-03 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last century saw two great revolutions in genetics; the development of classic Mendelian theory and the discovery and investigation of DNA. Each fundamental scientific discovery in turn generated its own distinctive technology. Biotechnology is the offspring of the latter and is expected to be the driving force behind economic growth in the twenty-first century. These two case studies enable the author to conduct a philosophical exploration of the relationship between fundamental scientific discoveries on the one hand, and the technologies that spring from them on the other. As such it is also an exercise in the philosophy of technology.
Book Synopsis The Genetic Universe by : García-González
Download or read book The Genetic Universe written by García-González and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mind is not essential for survival, and Mind is essential for existence to emerge." THE GENETIC UNIVERSE explores the limitations of an invisible and silent universe, and reveals details of how Mind overcomes these limitations. García-González argues that objects cannot exist without Mind actualizing them, and in doing so, he challenges the deepest questions in metaphysics: Is a genetic essence needed before things can exist? The notions explored in THE GENETIC UNIVERSE -- existence and pre-existence, reception and perception, and awareness of a mentally arranged external world -- expand on how the human genetic make-up is behind reality. Contact the Publisher at: [email protected]
Book Synopsis Genetic Entropy & the Mystery of the Genome by : John C. Sanford
Download or read book Genetic Entropy & the Mystery of the Genome written by John C. Sanford and published by Ivan Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. John Sanford, a retired Cornell Professor, shows in Genetic Entropy and the Mystery of the Genome that the Primary Axiom is false. The Primary Axiom is the foundational evolutionary premise - that life is merely the result of mutations and natural selection. In addition to showing compelling theoretical evidence that whole genomes can not evolve upward, Dr. Sanford presents strong evidence that higher genomes must in fact degenerate over time. This book strongly refutes the Darwinian concept that man is just the result of a random and pointless natural process.
Book Synopsis The Lives to Come by : Philip Kitcher
Download or read book The Lives to Come written by Philip Kitcher and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-08-04 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ect, Philip Kitcher takes readers into the heart of the revolution in genetic research today and raises important philosophical questions about its impact on ethical, legal, and political issues, now and in the future.
Book Synopsis Genetic Philosophy by : David Jayne Hill
Download or read book Genetic Philosophy written by David Jayne Hill and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book seeks to determine the genesis of various phenomena which cannot be explained in philosophical terms. The author suggests a new philosophy, which is the genetic method. Using a more scientific approach, the author attempts to explain how phenomena such as, morality, will, thought, and feelings come to be." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).
