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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Susan Oyama |
ISBN: | 0822324660 9780822324669 |
OCLC Number: | 873479453 |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Description: | xxi, 273 pages ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Foreword / Richard Lewontin Preface to Second Edition Preface Introduction The Origin and Transmission of Form: The Gene as the Vehicle of Constancy The Problem of Change Variability and Ontogenetic Differentiation Variations on a Theme: Cognitive Metaphors and the Homunculoid Gene The Ghosts in the Ghost-in-the-Machine Machine The Ontogeny of Information Reprise Prospects Afterword to Second Edition Notes References Index of Names Index of Subject |
Series Title: | Science and cultural theory. |
Responsibility: | Susan Oyama. |
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"This is among the most important books on developmental theory published in the last several decades. It continues to be cited regularly in work from several different disciplines, including developmental biology, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and psychology."-Robert Lickliter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute "The publication of this revised edition of The Ontogeny of Information is timely and welcome, especially given the current dominance of simplistic views about genetic causation, aided by constant misuse of the ideas of information, coding and programming. Oyama's classic discussion of these concepts combines patient, subtle dissection with bold and novel moves. The Ontogeny of Information is a work of brilliant originality and enduring relevance."-Peter Godfrey-Smith, Stanford University "In the tale of the emperor's new clothes, the small boy's genius lay in his naive recognition of the great man's nudity. Oyama has a similar, if more sophisticated genius: she recognizes the subtle manner in which molecular biologists have allowed metaphors to replace explanations. It is no exaggeration to claim that she has resolved the nature-nurture dispute and provided an altogether new vision of the processes of development and evolution."-Peter Klopfer, Duke University Read more...

