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The Singularity of Nature: A Convergence of Biology, Chemistry and PhysicsCheck Access
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John S Torday;
John S Torday
UCLA Evolutionary Medicine, USA
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William B Miller Jr;
William B Miller Jr
OmniBiome Therapeutics, USA
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Robert Hanna
Robert Hanna
The Contemporary Kantian Philosophy Project
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Hardback ISBN:
978-1-78801-797-8
PDF ISBN:
978-1-83916-224-4
EPUB ISBN:
978-1-83916-225-1
Special Collection:
2020 ebook collection
No. of Pages:
278
Published online:
26 Nov 2020
Published in print:
08 Dec 2020
Book Chapter
Chapter 5: The Heart Is Not Just a Pump; the Brain Is Not Your Only “Mind” Check Access
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Published:26 Nov 2020
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Special Collection: 2020 ebook collection
Page range:
45 - 51
Citation
The Singularity of Nature: A Convergence of Biology, Chemistry and Physics, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020, ch. 5, pp. 45-51.
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It has been stipulated that defining physiology based on function is teleologic, raising the question as to how to define it? Viewing physiology from a functional perspective distracts from the evolutionary origin of such properties that refer back to the First Principles of Physiology. Cellular-molecular studies of physiology across ontogeny and phylogeny disclose a much richer and insightful analysis of every facet of our living experience than can be derived through purely functional analysis.
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