Geometries of the Living

Inaugural Lecture delivered on Thursday 4 October 2007

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Biology
Cover of the book Geometries of the Living by Alain Prochiantz, Collège de France
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Alain Prochiantz ISBN: 9782722604377
Publisher: Collège de France Publication: March 17, 2016
Imprint: Collège de France Language: English
Author: Alain Prochiantz
ISBN: 9782722604377
Publisher: Collège de France
Publication: March 17, 2016
Imprint: Collège de France
Language: English

My idea of a theory in biology is quite different from the theoretical biology that is expressed as equations of observed or photographed phenomena. I have a simpler, more concrete conception. Not a mathematical description of what is seen, but an evolving model, a tool developed through bricolage, with mathematics perhaps, but also natural language: one that serves above all to understand the unseen; to guess, beneath the visible, the invisible dimensions of life forms, the underlying “logic”.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

My idea of a theory in biology is quite different from the theoretical biology that is expressed as equations of observed or photographed phenomena. I have a simpler, more concrete conception. Not a mathematical description of what is seen, but an evolving model, a tool developed through bricolage, with mathematics perhaps, but also natural language: one that serves above all to understand the unseen; to guess, beneath the visible, the invisible dimensions of life forms, the underlying “logic”.

More books from Collège de France

Cover of the book La pensée-signe by Alain Prochiantz
Cover of the book The Science of Materials: from Materials Discovered by Chance to Customized Materials by Alain Prochiantz
Cover of the book Energy: Electrochemical Storage and Sustainable Development by Alain Prochiantz
Cover of the book Histoire sociale et intellectuelle de la Chine by Alain Prochiantz
Cover of the book Robotics: Hephaestus does it again by Alain Prochiantz
Cover of the book La prévention du risque en médecine by Alain Prochiantz
Cover of the book Génétique cellulaire by Alain Prochiantz
Cover of the book La voix et le calame. Les chemins de la canonisation du Coran by Alain Prochiantz
Cover of the book The Eastern Desert of Egypt during the Greco-Roman Period: Archaeological Reports by Alain Prochiantz
Cover of the book Épigénétique et mémoire cellulaire by Alain Prochiantz
Cover of the book Les nouveaux chemins de l'imaginaire musical by Alain Prochiantz
Cover of the book Biochimie cellulaire by Alain Prochiantz
Cover of the book Difference, Competition and Disproportion. The Sociology of Creative Work by Alain Prochiantz
Cover of the book Recentrer l'Asie centrale by Alain Prochiantz
Cover of the book Forces et dispositions by Alain Prochiantz
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy