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Promises and limits of reductionism in the biomedical sciences
Philippe Laudat Conference on 'Promises and Limits of Reductionism in the Biomedical Sciences' (2000 : Abbaye de Royaumont)
1 online resource (xiv, 377 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Reductionism as a scientific methodology has been extraordinarily successful in biology. However, recent developments in molecular biology have shown that reductionism is seriously inadequate in dealing with the mind-boggling complexity of integrated biological systems. This title presents an appropriate balance between science and philosophy and covers traditional philosophical treatments of reductionism as well as the benefits and shortcomings of reductionism in particular areas of science. Discussing the issue of reductionism in the practice of medicine it takes into account the holis.
Ch. 1. Introduction / David L. Hull and Marc H.V. Van Regenmortel, p. 1-13 -- ch. 2. Emergent Properties of Biological Molecules and Cells / Robert J.P. Williams, p. 15-34 -- ch. 3. From Nineteenth Century Ideas on Reduction in Physiology to Non-Reductive Explanations in Twentieth-Century Biochemistry / Claude Debru, p. 35-46 -- ch. 4. Pitfalls of Reductionism in Immunology / Marc H.V. Van Regenmortel, p. 47-66 -- ch. 5. Reductionism in Medicine: Social Aspects of Health / Elisabeth A. Lloyd, p. 67-82 -- ch. 6. 'Who's Afraid of Reductionism?' 'I Am!' / Stanley Shostak, p. 83-111 -- Round Table Discussion 1/ chair Alex Rosenberg, p. 113-123 -- ch. 7. Reductionism in an Historical Science / Alex Rosenberg, p. 125-160 -- ch. 8. Varieties of Reductionism: Derivation and Gene Selection / David L. Hull, p. 161-177 -- ch. 9. The Gene: Between Holism and Generalism / Michel Morange, p. 179-189 -- ch. 10. Genes versus Molecules: How To, and How Not To, Be a Reductionist / Sahotra Sarkar, p. 191-209 -- ch. 11. Limits of Reproduction: A Reductionistic Research Strategy in Evolutionary Biology / James Griesemer, p. 211-231 -- ch. 12. Evolutionary Psychology: A Case Study in the Poverty of Genetic Determinism / John Dupré, p. 233-251 -- Round Table Discussion 2 / chair Marc Van Regenmortel, p. 253-260 -- ch. 13. The Ethical Imperative of Holism in Medicine / Alfred I. Tauber, p. 261-278 -- ch. 14. Levels of Explanation in Human Behaviour: The Poverty of Evolutionary Psychology / Steven P.R. Rose, p. 279-304 -- ch. 15. Reductionism and Social Policy / Dorothy Nelkin, p. 305-321 -- ch. 16. Reductionism, Complexity and Molecular Medicine: Genetic Chips and the 'Globalization' of the Genome / Kenneth F. Schaffner, p. 323-351 -- Round Table Discussion 3 / chair Kenneth F. Schaffner, p. 353-363.
edited by Marc H.V. Van Regenmortel, David L. Hull.
" ... presentations made ... at the Philippe Laudat Conference on 'Promises and Limits of Reductionism in the Biomedical Sciences', held at the Abbey of Royaumont, north of Paris, on 22-24 May 2000"--Preface
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-367) and index.
Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, NJ, USA : John Wiley & Sons, ©2002
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