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... knowledge does not have social, moral, or spiritual implications, in the sense of logically compelling inferences derived from objective facts; such meanings are, instead, attributed to science by individuals having particular ...
... knowledge does not have social, moral, or spiritual implications, in the sense of logically compelling inferences derived from objective facts; such meanings are, instead, attributed to science by individuals having particular ...
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... knowledge gained. In fact, even to refer to such elements as "extrascientific" is misleading, for they are vital to the creation of scientific knowledge. Marx may have been right that Darwin discovered "among beasts and plants his ...
... knowledge gained. In fact, even to refer to such elements as "extrascientific" is misleading, for they are vital to the creation of scientific knowledge. Marx may have been right that Darwin discovered "among beasts and plants his ...
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... us that, despite the knowledge gained and the attraction of scientific certainty, we, including our scientists, remain cultural and moral beings as well. I Social Darwinism and the Failure of the Darwinian Revolution 10 Introduction.
... us that, despite the knowledge gained and the attraction of scientific certainty, we, including our scientists, remain cultural and moral beings as well. I Social Darwinism and the Failure of the Darwinian Revolution 10 Introduction.
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... knowledge and social climate since the time of Darwin affected the social uses and interpretations of evolutionary biology? These are the questions that I will address in this chapter and that I will use to develop a new perspective on ...
... knowledge and social climate since the time of Darwin affected the social uses and interpretations of evolutionary biology? These are the questions that I will address in this chapter and that I will use to develop a new perspective on ...
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Contents
From Metaphysics to Molecular Biology | 44 |
From Molecular Biology to Social Theory | 77 |
The Natural Theology of E O Wilson | 96 |
The Popularization of Human Sociobiology | 136 |
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