Dialectical biology In The Dialectical Biologist (Harvard U.P. 1985 ISBN 0-674-20281-3), Richard Levins and Richard Lewontin sketch a dialectical approach to biology. They see "dialectics" more as a set of questions to ask about biological research, a weapon against dogmatism, than as a set of pre-determined answers.
^^^^^ CB: There is a chapter in _The Dialectical Biologist_ on Lysenko. It is less critical than many. Lysenko's LaMarckianism is a seeking of an "epistemological break" (in Althusser's terminology) with the biological Dogma (law) in modern genetics that there is no inheritance of acquired characteristics. Ironically, Stalin and Lysenko were sort of postmodernists on this issue. Postmodernists don't usually think of themselves as Stalinists (smile) _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list [email protected] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
