Scientific Discovery and Inference: Between the Lab and Field in Biology.

An adequate account of how inferences and discoveries are made in modern biology is a difficult prospect for a philosopher. Do we really deduce conclusions from Darwin's principles? Once Darwinian biology is integrated with molecular biology, can we deduce the organism from its DNA? What does induct...

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Published in:	Topoi: An International Review of Philosophy Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 997 - 1010
Main Authors:	Grosholz, Emily, Posteraro, Tano, Grigas, Alex
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Sep2020
Subjects:	Scientific discoveries Biology Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 University of Minnesota University of California (System) Contingent employment Marine biologists Philosophy of science Induction (Logic) Davis (Calif.) Midwest (U.S.)
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