کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
10883588 1078466 2012 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Chance: From metaphysical principle to explanatory concept. The idea of uncertainty in a natural history of knowledge
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی بیوفیزیک
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Chance: From metaphysical principle to explanatory concept. The idea of uncertainty in a natural history of knowledge
چکیده انگلیسی
The term “chance” has been given varied and different meanings in the history of occidental thought, carrying metaphysical connotations and controversial power. Despite the obscurity implied by this polysemy, this term is still frequently used without undergoing the conceptual clarifications that could locate its precise meaning and its original function in a theory. Here I propose a brief genealogical draft of this term and of its conceptual forms, from Aristotle to Darwin, to demonstrate the necessity of specifying what function it is fulfilling in each precise theoretical framework, in order not to be overwhelmed by the wide spectrum of the word.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology - Volume 110, Issue 1, September 2012, Pages 54-60
نویسندگان
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