Chance and Necessity: An Essay on the Natural Philosophy of Modern Biology
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This radical book by Nobel laureate Monod is an important intellectual event. Chance and Necessity is a philosophical statement whose intention is to sweep away as both false and dangerous the animist conception of man that has dominated virtually all Western worldviews from primitive cultures to those of dialectical materialists. He bases his argument on the evidence of modern biology, which indi... More
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Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Binding | Hardcover (5 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 198 |
ISBN-10 | 0394466152 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0394466156 |
Publication Date | /1971 |
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About Austryn Wainhouse (Translator) : Austryn Wainhouse is a published translator. A published credit of Austryn Wainhouse is Chance and necessity;: An essay on the natural philosophy of modern biology.
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