Biology as Politics: The Direct and Indirect Effects of Lewontin and Levins |
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Authors: | Peter J Taylor |
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Institution: | 1. Program in Science, Technology &2. Values , University of Massachusetts , Boston, USA peter.taylor@umb.edu |
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Abstract: | Lewontin and Levins's contributions are viewed from four angles: a more vigorous culture of science criticism; a visible college of Marxist scientists in the USA; inquiries into the diverse social influences shaping science; and motivating readers who want to pursue their science as a political project. Indirect contributions—influences on and appropriations by other actors in the wider realm of biology as politics—are discussed as well as the more direct effects. |
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Keywords: | Dialectics Marxism biology ecology agriculture health |
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