Life Scientists Their Convictions, Their Activities and Their Values

9781886670006

1886670005

Life scientists appear to be the wizards of the new age. They have had the nerve to tackle issues ranging from the origin of life to the origins of humankind; from medical & genetic knowledge to questions about how to control life & death. Spectacular are the achievements they have made. Who are these scientists? How do they operate? What do they believe? What do they value? Science is no more objective & rational than the humans who do it. This book shows us the "world" of life scientists, seen through the eyes of a biologist with a philosophical background. It's a guided tour through the philosophy of the life sciences, based on the insights of modern scholarship, without going into unnecessary technicalities. As important as biology is today, most books in the philosophy of biology are too technical to be understood by students & the general public. The author of this book has a real gift for setting down an idea diagrammatically, separating concepts with a few strokes of the pen. The writing is succinct, clear, eminently didactic. 288p. with index; Jan. 1995; $34.50 (1-886670-00-5 hardcover). To order: call (508-688-6688) or Fax (508-688-8686), Genesis Publishing Co., 1547 Great Pond Road, North Andover, MA 01845-1216.