Etxeberria Agiriano, Arantza and Garcia Azkonbieta, Tomás
(2004)
Sobre la noción de información genética: semántica y excepcionalidad.
THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 19 (2).
pp. 209-230.
ISSN 2171-679X
Abstract
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.
The goal of this article is to analize certain criticisms to the notion of information in biology, taking into account both the history of the concept and some recent positions. We think that the main motivation behind the criticisms is to deny that genes are an exceptional cause in development, and to favor an image of life as an organized system that requires different resources. While we share the rejection of genetic reductionism, we argue that it is not entirely due to the informational analogy and that, therefore, it is not necessary to abandon this analogy.
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ISSN: 0495-4548 (print) |
| Keywords: |
código, desarrollo, evolución, gen, herencia, información, programa genético, code, development, evolution, gene, inheritance, information, genetic program |
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11 Mar 2014 18:09 |
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11 Mar 2014 18:09 |
| Item ID: |
10506 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science |
| Publisher: |
Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco |
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http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/vi... |
| DOI or Unique Handle: |
10.1387/theoria.595 |
| Date: |
May 2004 |
| Page Range: |
pp. 209-230 |
| Volume: |
19 |
| Number: |
2 |
| ISSN: |
2171-679X |
| URI: |
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/10506 |
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