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Essays on Life Itself (Paper) Paperback - 1999 - 1500th Edition
by Robert Rosen
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- Title Essays on Life Itself (Paper)
- Author Robert Rosen
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1500th
- Edition 1500
- Condition New
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Columbia Univ Pr, Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.A.
- Date 1999
- Bookseller's Inventory # x-0231105118
- ISBN 9780231105118 / 0231105118
- Weight 1.11 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9.03 x 6.07 x 0.82 in (22.94 x 15.42 x 2.08 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Life (Biology) - Philosophy
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99024034
- Dewey Decimal Code 570.1
First line
From the rear cover
In Essays on Life Itself, Rosen takes to task the central objective of the natural sciences, calling into question the attempt to create objectivity in a subjective world. The book opens with an exploration of the interaction between biology and physics, unpacking Schrodinger's famous text What is Life, and revealing the shortcomings of the notion that artificial "intelligence" can truly replicate life. Rosen also challenges the paradox of the brain as organism and the receptacle of scientific reasoning. Elegantly rounding out his argument, the author reflects on the quandary of side effects, moments when science confronts unpredicted outgrowths of a process thought to be reduced to a system.
An intriguing enigma links all of the essays: How can science explain the unpredictable? As a century defined by extraordinary scientific progress draws to a close, Essays on Life Itself is a critical work that asks readers to reconsider what we have learned and where science can lead us in the years to come.