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Rose, Steven P. R. 1938-

Lifelines : biology, freedom, determinism / - Ringwood, Vic. : Penguin, 1998, c1997. - xvii, 333 p. ; 20 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Here, Rose confronts the ideology of ultra-Darwinism, which reduces humans to little more than machines for replicating DNA. Instead, he offers a new perspecitve on biology which acknowledges the essentially complex nature of life.

ISBN: 0140237003 (pbk.) : $19.95 9780140237009: £8.99

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Determinism (Philosophy)
Biology.
Behavior genetics--Political aspects.
Nature and nurture.
Nature and nurture--Philosophy.
Psychology--Methodology--Philosophy.
Reductionism.
Psychiatry--Methodology--Philosophy.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Social policy.

Dewey Class. No.: 304.5 / ROS