Unity of Knowledge: The Convergence of Natural and Human Science (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences) - Softcover

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9780801870422: Unity of Knowledge: The Convergence of Natural and Human Science (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences)
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ISBN 10: 0801870429 ISBN 13: 9780801870422
Publisher: New York Academy of Sciences, 2001

Synopsis

Scientists are rapidly mapping the chemical and physical pathways that constitute biological systems, making the complexity of processes such as inheritance, development, evolution, and even the origin of life increasingly tractable. Through genetics and neuroscience, biological understanding is now being extended deeply into the human sciences and has begun to transform our understanding of behavior, mind, culture, and values. The idea of a science-driven unity of knowledge has reemerged in several forms in both reductionist and nonreductionist frameworks. This volume examines some of the extraordinary empirical discoveries that have caused a revival of this idea and presents theories from thinkers in a variety of disciplines, including E. O. Wilson, Eric Kandel, and Elaine Scarry.

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Editors: Antonio DamasioAnne HarringtonJerome KaganBruce S. McEwenHenry Moss

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Publisher
New York Academy of Sciences
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0801870429
ISBN 13 
9780801870422
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
290
Editor
Damasio Professor Antonio R.
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