Sobre la noción de información genéticasemantica y excepcionalidad

  1. Etxeberria Agiriano, Arantza
  2. García Azkonobieta, Tomás
Revista:
Theoria: an international journal for theory, history and foundations of science

ISSN: 0495-4548

Año de publicación: 2004

Volumen: 19

Número: 50

Páginas: 209-230

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Theoria: an international journal for theory, history and foundations of science

Resumen

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar ciertas críticas a la aplicación de la noción de información en biología, teniendo en cuenta tanto la historia del concepto como las diferentes posiciones actuales. Creemos que la motivación principal de las críticas es negar que los genes sean un factor causal excepcional en el desarrollo, y favorecer la imagen de la vida como un sistema organizado que requiere diferentes recursos. Aunque compartimos el rechazo del reduccionismo genético, argumentamos que éste no es atribuible a la analogía informacional y que, por tanto, no es necesario abandonarla completamente.

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