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Evolutionary Change: Toward a Systematic Theory of Development and Maldevelopment (The World Futures General Evolution Studies) - Hardcover

Book 4 of 15: Routledge Library Editions: Evolution

Katsenelinboigen, Aron

 
9789056995294: Evolutionary Change: Toward a Systematic Theory of Development and Maldevelopment (The World Futures General Evolution Studies)

Synopsis

The somatic mechanism of change is little understood. Although astounding advances in molecular biology have opened up new engineering possibilities to "improve" the human species as well as eradicate all kinds of pathological characteristics, such possibilities pose potentially serious dangers.
Evolutionary Change explores the biological mechanisms of change in their entirety as they fit into the general dynamics of biological systems and demonstrates the pitfalls of tackling change from too narrow a perspective. Using cancer as an example of certain pathological manifestations of these mechanisms of change, the author posits a challenging new theory of evolution.

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About the Author

Aron Katsenelinboigen is a professor of decision sciences at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute also in Philadelphia.

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