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Chance and necessity : an essay on the national philosophy of modern biology

by Jacques Monod, Austryn Wainhouse

Drawing on modern biology and genetics, this work argues that human existence is the result of chance genetic mutation. It challenges traditional philosophical worldviews and explores the moral implications of objective scientific knowledge.

Accession 31205 ISBN 0394466152 Publisher Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
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