Jessica Riskin: 1 book
The Restless Clock
A History of the Centuries-Long Argument over What Makes Living Things Tick
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
Today, a scientific explanation is not meant to ascribe agency to natural phenomena: we would not say a rock falls because it seeks the center of the earth. Even for living things, in the natural sciences and often in the social sciences, the same is true. A modern botanist would not say that plants...
