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Unity of Knowledge: The Convergence of Natural and Human Science

Anne Harrington

3.8/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 289

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New York Academy of Sciences

Release: January 15, 2002

ISBN: 0801870429

ISBN 13: 9780801870422

Unity of Knowledge: The Convergence of Natural and Human Science

Anne Harrington

3.8/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 289

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New York Academy of Sciences

Release: January 15, 2002

ISBN: 0801870429

ISBN 13: 9780801870422

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