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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195150392
ISBN-13
9780195150391
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1930509
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lifelines : Life Beyond the Gene
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Biology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Format
Trade Paperback
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Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
5.4 in
Item Width
8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-036974
Reviews
"In the current intellectual and political climate, there is a desperate need to return to the real biology of real organisms, including human beings, in a real world. For the general reader wanting to know how this might be done, there can be no better guide than Rose's book."--Tim Ingold,New Scientist, "Steven Rose's lucid, thoughtful and systematic analysis reminds us yet again that our forms and functions are shaped continuously by highly complex gene-environment interactions. Genetics simply confirms opportunities and constraints--as do environments. This book is a must read for all whohave been dazzled by Dolly."--James L McGaugh, Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, University of California, Irvine, "Steven Rose, starting from his experience in the molecular biology of learning, has writen a guide book for coming to accept how things really are. He creates a new approach by what amounts to a Copernican coordinate transformation, that places the center not in a particle or a gene but in an organism. Thereby he complements the twin pillars of genetic and environmental determinism with a third pillar: the capacity of organisms to organize and direct their own trajectories. He establishes this principle at the start of his book and builds on it stepwise with brilliant commentary and lucid illustrations. Unlike complexity theory, this is not rhetoric. It is solid science come to maturity, that can profitably be absorbed alike by physicists, biologists, sociologists, and the general reader."--Walter Freeman, Professor of the Graduate School, University of California at Berkeley "Here are answers for those uncomfortable with the ultra-Darwinism and extreme reductionism that characterizes much of modern biological thought. Rose is one of a small but growing group of biologists who argues instead that we can only understand genes, cells, and organisms by looking at their current and historical locations and contexts. He provides a welcome antidote to the gene's-eye view of the world."--Anne Fausto Sterling, author of Myths of Gender: Biological Theories About Women and Men "Clearly reasoned, full of information, and highly readable, Lifelines offers a much needed antidote to the reductionist and biodeterminist tracts that have given currency to 'selfish genes' and similarly inappropriate metaphors."--Ruth Hubbard, Professor Emerita of Biology, Harvard University "Anyone interested in knowing the truth about the relation between genes, cells, environment and chance processes in living systems ought to read this book."--R.C. Lewontin, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University "Steven Rose's lucid, thoughtful and systematic analysis remeinds us yet again that our forms and functions are shaped continuoulsy by highly complex gene-environment interactions. Genetics simply confirms opportunities and constraints--as do environments. This book is a must read for all who have been dazzled by Dolly."--James L McGaugh, Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, University of California, Irvine, "Disputing the notion that DNA is all, Rose forcefully states a case that budding biologists will find intriguing."--Booklist, "Through thoughtful and provocative examples, Rose explores the nature of science, demonstrating that it is not nearly as free of cultural bias as many proponents would have us believe."--Publishers Weekly, "Here are answers for those uncomfortable with the ultra-Darwinism and extreme reductionism that characterizes much of modern biological thought. Rose is one of a small but growing group of biologists who argues instead that we can only understand genes, cells, and organisms by looking attheir current and historical locations and contexts. He provides a welcome antidote to the gene's-eye view of the world."--Anne Fausto Sterling, author of Myths of Gender: Biological Theories About Women and Men, "As an alternative viewpoint in modern biology, this book is recommended for all large natural history collections."--Library Journal, "Steven Rose, starting from his experience in the molecular biology of learning, has writen a guide book for coming to accept how things really are. He creates a new approach by what amounts to a Copernican coordinate transformation, that places the center not in a particle or a gene but in an organism. Thereby he complements the twin pillars of genetic and environmental determinism with a third pillar: the capacity of organisms to organize and direct their own trajectories. He establishes this principle at the start of his book and builds on it stepwise with brilliant commentary and lucid illustrations. Unlike complexity theory, this is not rhetoric. It is solid science come to maturity, that can profitably be absorbed alike by physicists, biologists, sociologists, and the general reader."--Walter Freeman, Professor of the Graduate School, University of California at Berkeley "Here are answers for those uncomfortable with the ultra-Darwinism and extreme reductionism that characterizes much of modern biological thought. Rose is one of a small but growing group of biologists who argues instead that we can only understand genes, cells, and organisms by looking at their current and historical locations and contexts. He provides a welcome antidote to the gene's-eye view of the world."--Anne Fausto Sterling, author ofMyths of Gender: Biological Theories About Women and Men "Clearly reasoned, full of information, and highly readable,Lifelinesoffers a much needed antidote to the reductionist and biodeterminist tracts that have given currency to 'selfish genes' and similarly inappropriate metaphors."--Ruth Hubbard, Professor Emerita of Biology, Harvard University "Anyone interested in knowing the truth about the relation between genes, cells, environment and chance processes in living systems ought to read this book."--R.C. Lewontin, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University "Steven Rose's lucid, thoughtful and systematic analysis remeinds us yet again that our forms and functions are shaped continuoulsy by highly complex gene-environment interactions. Genetics simply confirms opportunities and constraints--as do environments. This book is a must read for all who have been dazzled by Dolly."--James L McGaugh, Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, University of California, Irvine, "In the current intellectual and political climate, there is a despearateneed to return to the real biology of real organisms, including human beings, ina real world. For the general reader wanting to know how this might be done,there can be no better guide than Rose's book."--Tim Ingold, NewScientist, Preface Credits 1. Biology, Freedom, Determinism 2. Observing and Intervening 3. Knowing What We Know 4. The Triumph of Reductionism? 5. Genes and Organisms 6. Lifelines 7. Universal Darwinism? 8. Beyond Ultra-Darwinism 9. Origin Myths 10. The Poverty of Reductionism 11. Envoi: Making Biology Whole Again Bibliography Index, "Steven Rose's lucid, thoughtful and systematic analysis remeinds us yetagain that our forms and functions are shaped continuoulsy by highly complexgene-enviornment interactions. Genetics simply confirms opportunities andconstraints--as do environments. This book is a must read for all who have beendazzled by Dolly."--James L McGaugh, Director, Center for the Neurobiology ofLearning and Memory, University of California, Irvine, "Clearly reasoned, full of information, and highly readable, Lifelines offers a much needed antidote to the reductionist and biodeterminist tracts that have given currency to 'selfish genes' and similarly inappropriate metaphors."--Ruth Hubbard, Professor Emerita of Biology, HarvardUniversity, "Steven Rose, starting from his experience in the molecular biology of learning, has writen a guide book for coming to accept how things really are. He creates a new approach by what amounts to a Copernican coordinate transformation, that places the center not in a particle or a gene but in anorganism. Thereby he complements the twin pillars of genetic and environmental determinism with a third pillar: the capacity of organisms to organize and direct their own trajectories. He establishes this principle at the start of his book and builds on it stepwise with brilliant commentary andlucid illustrations. Unlike complexity theory, this is not rhetoric. It is solid science come to maturity, that can profitably be absorbed alike by physicists, biologists, sociologists, and the general reader."--Walter Freeman, Professor of the Graduate School, University of California atBerkeley, "Anyone interested in knowing the truth about the relation between genes, cells, environment and chance processes in living systems ought to read this book."--R.C. Lewontin, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, "Steven Rose, starting from his experience in the molecular biology of learning, has writen a guide book for coming to accept how things really are. He creates a new approach by what amounts to a Copernican coordinate transformation, that places the center not in a particle or a gene but in an organism. Thereby he complements the twin pillars of genetic and environmental determinism with a third pillar: the capacity of organisms to organize and direct their own trajectories. He establishes this principle at the start of his book and builds on it stepwise with brilliant commentary and lucid illustrations. Unlike complexity theory, this is not rhetoric. It is solid science come to maturity, that can profitably be absorbed alike by physicists, biologists, sociologists, and the general reader."--Walter Freeman, Professor of the Graduate School, University of California at Berkeley"Here are answers for those uncomfortable with the ultra-Darwinism and extreme reductionism that characterizes much of modern biological thought. Rose is one of a small but growing group of biologists who argues instead that we can only understand genes, cells, and organisms by looking at their current and historical locations and contexts. He provides a welcome antidote to the gene's-eye view of the world."--Anne Fausto Sterling, author of Myths of Gender: Biological Theories About Women and Men"Clearly reasoned, full of information, and highly readable, Lifelines offers a much needed antidote to the reductionist and biodeterminist tracts that have given currency to 'selfish genes' and similarly inappropriate metaphors."--Ruth Hubbard, Professor Emerita of Biology, Harvard University"Anyone interested in knowing the truth about the relation between genes, cells, environment and chance processes in living systems ought to read this book."--R.C. Lewontin, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University"Steven Rose's lucid, thoughtful and systematic analysis remeinds us yet again that our forms and functions are shaped continuoulsy by highly complex gene-environment interactions. Genetics simply confirms opportunities and constraints--as do environments. This book is a must read for all who have been dazzled by Dolly."--James L McGaugh, Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, University of California, Irvine
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
570/.1
Table Of Content
PrefaceCredits1. Biology, Freedom, Determinism2. Observing and Intervening3. Knowing What We Know4. The Triumph of Reductionism?5. Genes and Organisms6. Lifelines7. Universal Darwinism?8. Beyond Ultra-Darwinism9. Origin Myths10. The Poverty of Reductionism11. Envoi: Making Biology Whole AgainBibliographyIndex
Synopsis
In Life Beyond the Gene, Steven Rose confronts the ideology of reductionism and ultra-Darwinism, with its insistence that all aspects of human life from sexual preference to infanticide, political orientation to violence, male domination to alcoholism, are in our genes and are the inevitable consequences of natural selection. These claims, Rose asserts, are not only socially naive, but fundamentally misunderstand the active and irreducible nature of living processes. Rose argues that life depends on the elaborate web of interactions that occur within cells, organisms, and ecosystems, in which DNA has one part to play. From early in their development, living organisms have to be capable of quasi-independent existence while growing to maturity. If we are to understand life, we must recapture an understanding of the entire living organism and its trajectory through time and space. Rose calls these trajectories lifelines. Provocative and incisive, Life Beyond the Gene provides a compelling response to those enthusiasts of the gene who would deny the complexity of life., A distinct voice in the nature/nurture debate, Rose's series of essays are a response to the biological reductionism of Richard Dawkins's book, The Selfish Gene (OUP, 1990), which insists that all aspects of human life are in our genes, and everything arises as a consequence of natural selection. Rose argues that life depends on the elaborate web of interactions that occur within cells, organisms, and ecosystems, and in which DNA has but one part to play.
LC Classification Number
QH331.R645 2001
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