Was sind Gene nicht? : Über die Grenzen des biologischen Essentialismus /

Genes are generally regarded as the essence of a living being that determines all its characteristic properties. However this notion no longer applies from a biological perspective. Central to this book therefore is the question of why and how essentialist thinking influences the social perception o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schmidt, Kirsten (Author)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	German
Language Notes:	In German.
Published:	Bielefeld : Transcript Verlag, [2013]
Series:	Science Studies
Subjects:	Essentialism (Philosophy) Essence (Philosophie) PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology. Gen Wissenschaftsphilosophie Essentialismus Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Inhalt
Einleitung
Kapitel 1. Essentialismus in der Biologie. Begriffliche Grundlagen
Kapitel 2. Biologische Chimären
mythologische Mischwesen oder wissenschaftliche Werkzeuge?
Kapitel 3. Wie sprechen wir über Gene? Essentialismus in der Gensprache
Kapitel 4. Was ist das Gen nicht? Der negative ontologische Status des Gens
Kapitel 5. Was kann das Genom nicht? Grenzen der Bedeutung genetischer Faktoren für die Ontogenese
Kapitel 6. Ausblick und Schluss
Literatur
Backmatter.