Chance and Necessity: An Essay on the Natural Philosophy of Modern Biology |
Contents
OF STRANGE OBJECTS | 3 |
VITALISMS and ANIMISMS | 23 |
MAXWELLS DEMONS | 45 |
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Chance and Necessity: An Essay on the Natural Philosophy of Modern Biology Jacques Monod No preview available - 1997 |
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activity allosteric enzymes allosteric interactions amino acid analysis analyze animal animist artifacts atoms bacteria behavior biologists biology biosphere bonds catalyzes cells cellular central nervous system chance chemical potential cognitive components compounds concept constitutes COOH covalent crystal culture defined dialectical materialism ence energy Engels entropy enzyme epigenetic epistemology essential ethic of knowledge evolution example existence experience fact fumaric acid function galactosides genetic code globular hence human hypothesis idea initial invariance isomers language ligands living logic machine malic acid mechanism messenger RNA metabolic metabolite microscopic modern molecular molecules Monod mutation noncovalent noncovalent bonds nucleotides organism physical polypeptide precise principle properties proteins protomers reaction regulatory replication second law sequence shape simulation species spontaneous stability stereospecific stereospecific complex steric strands struc structures and performances substrate synthesis teleonomic teleonomic performances theory thermodynamics tion tive translation ture universe vitalist