Contingency and determinism

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 02 May 2003 English Publisher:The Royal SocietyJournal:Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, volume 361, pages 1,141-1,147 (issn: 1364-503X, eissn: 1471-2962,

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Authors: Pier Luigi, Luisi;

doi: 10.1098/rsta.2003.1189

pmid: 12816604

Contingency and determinism

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Abstract

Contingency versus determinism is an old, classic issue in the history of science, and certain trends of contemporary science literature appear to be bringing it to the foreground again.

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Genetic Determinism, Stochastic Processes, Evolution, Chemical, Extraterrestrial Environment, Macromolecular Substances, Origin of Life, Proteins, Biological Evolution

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