Purpose & Desire (eBook, ePUB)
What Makes Something "Alive" and Why Modern Darwinism Has Failed to Explain It
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Can biology define life? "[An] ingenious mixture of science and philosophy.... highly thought-provoking." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In this book a professor, biologist, and physiologist argues that modern Darwinism's materialist and mechanistic biases have led to a scientific dead end, unable to define what life is-and only an openness to the qualities of purpose and desire will move the field forward. As Scott Turner contends: "To be scientists, we force ourselves into a Hobson's choice on the matter: accept intentionality and purposefulness as real attributes of life, which disqualif...
Can biology define life? "[An] ingenious mixture of science and philosophy.... highly thought-provoking." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In this book a professor, biologist, and physiologist argues that modern Darwinism's materialist and mechanistic biases have led to a scientific dead end, unable to define what life is-and only an openness to the qualities of purpose and desire will move the field forward. As Scott Turner contends: "To be scientists, we force ourselves into a Hobson's choice on the matter: accept intentionality and purposefulness as real attributes of life, which disqualifies you as a scientist; or become a scientist and dismiss life's distinctive quality from your thinking. I have come to believe that this choice actually stands in the way of our having a fully coherent theory of life." Growing research shows thatlife's most distinctive quality, shared by all living things, ispurpose and desire: maintain homeostasis to sustain life. In Purpose and Desire,Turner draws on the work of Claude Bernard, a contemporary of Darwin revered among physiologists as the founder of experimental medicine, to build on Bernard's "dangerous idea" of vitalism, which seeks to identify what makes "life" a unique phenomenon of nature. To further its quest to achieve a fuller understanding of life, Turner says, science must move beyond strictly accepted measures that consider only the mechanics of nature. A thoughtful appeal to widen our perspective of biology that is grounded in scientific evidence, Purpose and Desirehelps us bridge the ideological evolutionary divide. "A must-read for everybody interested in the science of life and evolution . . . one of those rare science books which inquisitive laypeople will equally enjoy. Purpose and Desirewill change the way you think of life." - Washington Book Review "[A] beautifully written book, brimming with anecdotes and biological insights... will leave readers moved by Turner's deep appreciation of life's exquisiteness, its richness, and diversity . . . a provocative thesis, but one that is a wonderfully rich read, thought-provoking, and highly recommended." - The Quarterly Review of Biology
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