Chance and Necessity
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Chance and Necessity is a 1970 philosophical and scientific essay by biologist Jacques Monod that explores how random processes and natural selection underpin the evolution of life and challenge traditional teleological and religious explanations.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical essay ⓘ scientific essay ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
evolution is driven by random processes filtered by natural selection
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life has no inherent purpose or final cause ⓘ objective knowledge requires methodological objectivity ⓘ religious explanations of life are incompatible with modern biology ⓘ scientific understanding undermines traditional teleological explanations ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nobel laureate Jacques Monod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Jacques Monod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | lectures by Jacques Monod ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
chance
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natural selection ⓘ necessity ⓘ random mutation ⓘ teleonomy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy of biology
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philosophy of science ⓘ popular science ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Chance and Necessity: An Essay on the Natural Philosophy of Modern Biology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of protein structure and function
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critique of teleological thinking in biology ⓘ critique of vitalism ⓘ discussion of the genetic code ⓘ reflection on human freedom and ethics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Darwinian evolution
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existentialist philosophy ⓘ molecular genetics ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
atheism
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ethics ⓘ evolution ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ natural selection ⓘ philosophy of life ⓘ teleology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulating a rigorous materialist view of life
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its influence on debates about science and religion ⓘ popularizing molecular biology for a general audience ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Hasard et la Nécessité NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnEthics | proposes an ethics grounded in scientific understanding of life ⓘ |
| positionOnReligion | supports a naturalistic and atheistic worldview ⓘ |
| positionOnTeleology | rejects intrinsic teleology in nature ⓘ |
| publicationType | non-fiction ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions du Seuil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedField | evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Selfish Gene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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