{"product_id":"promises-and-limits-of-reductionism-in-the-biomedical-sciences-catalysts-for-fine-chemical-synthesis-1-9780471498506","title":"Promises and Limits of Reductionism in the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents a balance between science and philosophy. To explain and treat human disease, it is nearly always necessary to move beyond genetic reductionism and take into account holistic and integrative aspects that require the context of the patient in his biological and psychological entirety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...will stimulate anyone with an interest in philosophy or science to reflect on reductionism...fruitful dialogues offer a rich trove of insights...\" (The Quarterly Review of Biology, Sept 2003)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About the Editors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction (D.L. Hull and M.H.V. Van Regenmortel)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Emergent Properties of Biological Molecules and Cells (R. P. J. Williams)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From Nineteenth Century Ideas on Reduction in Physiology to Non-reductive Explanations in Twentieth Century Biochemistry (C. Debru)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pitfalls of Reductionism in Immunology (M. H. V. Van Regenmortel)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reductionism in Medicine: Social Aspects of Health (E.A. Lloyd)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Who's Afraid of Reductionism?' 'I am!' (S. Shostak)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Round Table Discussion 1 (Chair: A. Rosenberg)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reductionism in a Historical Science (A. Rosenberg)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Varieties of Reductionism: Derivation and Gene Selection (D. L. Hull)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Gene: Between Holism and Reductionism (M. Morange)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Genes versus Molecules: How to, and How Not To, Be a Reductionist (S. Sarak)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Limits on Reproduction: A Reductionist Research Strategy in Evolutionary Biology (J. Griesemer)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Evolutionary Psychology: A Case Study in the Poverty of Genetic Determinism (J. Dupre)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Round Table Discussion 2 (Chair: M.H.V. Van Regenmortel)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Ethical Imperative of Holism in Medicine (A. Tauber)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Levels of Explanation in Human Behaviour: the Poverty of Evolutionary Psychology (S. P. R. Rose)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reductionism and Social Policy (D. Nelkin)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reductionism, Complexity and Molecular Medicine: Genetic Chips and the 'Globalization' of the Genome (K. Schaffner)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Round Table Discussion 3 (Chair: K.F. Schaffner)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402618806615,"sku":"9780471498506","price":259.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471498506.jpg?v=1730480998","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/promises-and-limits-of-reductionism-in-the-biomedical-sciences-catalysts-for-fine-chemical-synthesis-1-9780471498506","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}