Re: [PEN-L] non-reductionist genetics

so? there's never anything that's completely new under the sun. (thus, redux appears in lots of pen-l e-mails.) The author was arguing that the rejection of reductionism is taking hold, which suggests that it may some day be the orthodoxy. If so, that's new. The unselfish gene The new

Re: [PEN-L] non-reductionist genetics

On 5/7/05, Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: so? there's never anything that's completely new under the sun. (thus, redux appears in lots of pen-l e-mails.) The author was arguing that the rejection of reductionism is taking hold, which suggests that it may some day be the orthodoxy. If so,

Re: [PEN-L] non-reductionist genetics

Aren't Ian and Jim just talking past each other here without fundamentally disagreeing about anything substantial? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: [PEN-L] non-reductionist genetics

On 5/7/05, Michael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aren't Ian and Jim just talking past each other here without fundamentally disagreeing about anything substantial? --- There are a variety of anti-reductionist approaches in biology relative to the entities/relations

[PEN-L] non-reductionist genetics

The unselfish gene The new biology is reasserting the primacy of the whole organism - the individual - over the behaviour of isolated genes Johnjoe McFadden Friday May 6, 2005 The Guardian [U.K.] What is a gene? Scientists eager to uncover genes for heart disease, autism, schizophrenia,

Re: [PEN-L] non-reductionist genetics

On 5/6/05, Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The unselfish gene The new biology is reasserting the primacy of the whole organism - the individual - over the behaviour of isolated genes Johnjoe McFadden Friday May 6, 2005 The Guardian [U.K.] Not much new here, I'm