Understanding Origins
Subtitle: Contemporary Views on the Origins of Life, Mind and Society (Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science)
Contributors: Francisco J. Varela (Editor); J.P. Dupuy (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 31, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780792312512
Subjects: Philosophy of science; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Ecology; Origin Of Life; Philosophy; Science; Origin; General; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Money; Philosophy-General; Science / Ecology; Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects; Science-Life Sciences - Biology - General; Congresses; Social structure; Cognition; Life
First sentence: We wish to start with the following observation: the humanities and the 'hard' sciences (here meaning especially biology and a good part of the cognitive sciences) differ considerably in their ambitions concerning the 'big questions'.