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... Metaphysics to Molecular Biology 44 3. From Molecular Biology to Social Theory 77 4. Sociobiology: The Natural Theology of E. O. Wilson 95 5. The Popularization of Human Sociobiology 136 Conclusion 156 Epilogue 167 References 191 Index ...
... Metaphysics to Molecular Biology 44 3. From Molecular Biology to Social Theory 77 4. Sociobiology: The Natural Theology of E. O. Wilson 95 5. The Popularization of Human Sociobiology 136 Conclusion 156 Epilogue 167 References 191 Index ...
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... metaphysical questions]" (1964, p. 117), but the same could not be said today. Biology, we are told, can now reveal to us, scientifically, who we are, why we are here, and how we are to live. Denounced as yet another revival of social ...
... metaphysical questions]" (1964, p. 117), but the same could not be said today. Biology, we are told, can now reveal to us, scientifically, who we are, why we are here, and how we are to live. Denounced as yet another revival of social ...
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... metaphysical beliefs that "existence should have a completely harmonious structure" and that "God does not play at dice" may have motivated his rejection of quantum mechanics, but they also inspired his scientific triumphs (Graham 1981 ...
... metaphysical beliefs that "existence should have a completely harmonious structure" and that "God does not play at dice" may have motivated his rejection of quantum mechanics, but they also inspired his scientific triumphs (Graham 1981 ...
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... facts nor the illogic of naturalistic and genetic fallacies, but the guiding presence of metaphysical, moral, and social assumptions embedded in their scientific work. To elucidate such assumptions and interests is in no way 6 Introduction.
... facts nor the illogic of naturalistic and genetic fallacies, but the guiding presence of metaphysical, moral, and social assumptions embedded in their scientific work. To elucidate such assumptions and interests is in no way 6 Introduction.
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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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