Is genetics still metaphysical? Part III. Or could that be right after all?

I n the two prior parts of this little series ( I and II ), we've discussed the way in which unknown, putatively causative entities we...

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Is genetics still metaphysical? Part II. Is that wrong?

W hat is the role of theory vs empiricism in science?  How do these distinctions apply to genetics? Yesterday, we discussed some of the his...

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Is genetics still metaphysical? Part I. Some general history.

I n very broad terms, modern science has had debates about two basic kinds of approaches to understanding the world.  To over-simplify, they...

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