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Biology as Ideology: The Doctrine of DNA

by Richard C. Lewontin · 1991

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Following in the fashion of Stephen Jay Gould and Peter Medawar, one of the world's leading scientists examines how "pure science" is in fact shaped and guided by social and political needs and assumptions.

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sciencephilosophypolitics
Audience
adult
Length
short · 128 pages
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essays

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