Paradoxical life :: meaning, matter, and the power of human choice /
What can a fingernail tell us about the mysteries of creation? In one sense, a nail is merely a hunk of mute matter, yet in another, it's an information superhighway quite literally at our fingertips. Every moment, streams of molecular signals direct our cells to move, flatten, swell, shrink, d...
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| Zusammenfassung: | What can a fingernail tell us about the mysteries of creation? In one sense, a nail is merely a hunk of mute matter, yet in another, it's an information superhighway quite literally at our fingertips. Every moment, streams of molecular signals direct our cells to move, flatten, swell, shrink, divide, or die. Andreas Wagner's ambitious new book explores this hidden web of unimaginably complex interactions in every living being. In the process, he unveils a host of paradoxes underpinning our understanding of modern biology, contradictions he considers gatekeepers at the frontiers of knowledge. Though we tend to think of concepts in such mutually exclusive pairs as mind-matter, self-other, and nature-nurture, Wagner argues that these opposing ideas are not actually separate. Indeed, they are as inextricably connected as the two sides of a coin. Through a tour of modern biological marvels, Wagner illustrates how this paradoxical tension has a profound effect on the way we define the world around us. Paradoxical Life is thus not only a unique account of modern biology. It ultimately serves a radical--and optimistic--outlook for humans and the world we help create. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (ix, 259 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | Wagner, Andreas, 1967 January 26- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJbCRrWTbvyfT4K8kXymVC http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2003017138 Paradoxical life : meaning, matter, and the power of human choice / Andreas Wagner. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2009. 1 online resource (ix, 259 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: paradox and the power of choice -- The inner dialogue of creation -- The other side of self -- Wholey parts and partly wholes -- Risky refuges -- Destructive creation -- Choice in the fabric of chance and necessity -- Purposeful openness -- Choice and the natural sciences -- The limits to knowledge -- The power and burden of freedom. Print version record. What can a fingernail tell us about the mysteries of creation? In one sense, a nail is merely a hunk of mute matter, yet in another, it's an information superhighway quite literally at our fingertips. Every moment, streams of molecular signals direct our cells to move, flatten, swell, shrink, divide, or die. Andreas Wagner's ambitious new book explores this hidden web of unimaginably complex interactions in every living being. In the process, he unveils a host of paradoxes underpinning our understanding of modern biology, contradictions he considers gatekeepers at the frontiers of knowledge. Though we tend to think of concepts in such mutually exclusive pairs as mind-matter, self-other, and nature-nurture, Wagner argues that these opposing ideas are not actually separate. Indeed, they are as inextricably connected as the two sides of a coin. Through a tour of modern biological marvels, Wagner illustrates how this paradoxical tension has a profound effect on the way we define the world around us. Paradoxical Life is thus not only a unique account of modern biology. It ultimately serves a radical--and optimistic--outlook for humans and the world we help create. Biology Philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85014214 Paradox. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097756 Biologie Philosophie. Paradoxe. NATURE Reference. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences General. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Biology. bisacsh SCIENCE General. bisacsh Biology Philosophy fast Paradox fast has work: Paradoxical life (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGycQ8kkbC9Bbp3HccWwwd https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Wagner, Andreas, 1967 January 26- Paradoxical life. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2009 9780300149234 (DLC) 2009004609 (OCoLC)305415326 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=302252 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Wagner, Andreas, 1967 January 26- Paradoxical life : meaning, matter, and the power of human choice / Introduction: paradox and the power of choice -- The inner dialogue of creation -- The other side of self -- Wholey parts and partly wholes -- Risky refuges -- Destructive creation -- Choice in the fabric of chance and necessity -- Purposeful openness -- Choice and the natural sciences -- The limits to knowledge -- The power and burden of freedom. Biology Philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85014214 Paradox. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097756 Biologie Philosophie. Paradoxe. NATURE Reference. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences General. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Biology. bisacsh SCIENCE General. bisacsh Biology Philosophy fast Paradox fast |
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| title_full | Paradoxical life : meaning, matter, and the power of human choice / Andreas Wagner. |
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| topic | Biology Philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85014214 Paradox. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097756 Biologie Philosophie. Paradoxe. NATURE Reference. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences General. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Biology. bisacsh SCIENCE General. bisacsh Biology Philosophy fast Paradox fast |
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