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A More Natural Science

Encountering nature beyond the limits of determinism, mechanism, and reduction

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Biology •
Physics •
Math •
Evolution •
Genetics •
All

Essay | Winter 2021

Winter 2021

  • Algis Valiunas

A Scientist’s Mind, A Poet’s Soul

On the unified cosmic vision of Alexander von Humboldt, the nineteenth century’s great naturalist-adventurer

Algis Valiunas

Symposium | Winter/Spring 2013

Winter/Spring 2013

Regarding Animals

Do Elephants Have Souls?
Born to Run
Dog’s Best Friend

Special Series

Recovering the Organism

Getting Over the Code Delusion
The Unbearable Wholeness of Beings
What Do Organisms Mean?
Evolution and the Illusion of Randomness
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Review | Summer 2019

Summer 2019

  • Benjamin Liebeskind

Einstein in Athens

Modern science is unwittingly echoing Aristotle — and still has much to learn from him.

Benjamin Liebeskind

Essay | Summer/Fall 2017

Summer/Fall 2017

  • Algis Valiunas

The Evangelist of Molecular Biology

James D. Watson’s unfinished quest to master genetic destiny

Algis Valiunas

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Essay | Winter 2017

Winter 2017

  • Murillo Pagnotta

The Use and Abuse of ‘Information’ in Biology

Why there is more to biological development than genes

From: Information, Matter, and Life

Murillo Pagnotta

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Essay | Winter 2017

Winter 2017

  • Stephen L. Talbott

Evolution and the Purposes of Life

On biology’s unasked questions about the goal-directed activities of organisms

From: Information, Matter, and Life

Stephen L. Talbott

Essay | Fall 2015

Fall 2015

  • Chase W. Nelson

The Humble Scientist

Chase W. Nelson

Essay | Spring 2015

Spring 2015

  • Algis Valiunas

The Man Who Thought of Everything

The grand scientific vision and the moral myopia of Linus Pauling

Algis Valiunas

Correspondence | Summer/Fall 2014

Summer/Fall 2014

Elephants, Horses, Dogs, and Us; The Question Concerning Heidegger

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