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Marjorie Grene
Researcher at Virginia Tech
Publications - 94
Citations - 2174
Marjorie Grene is an academic researcher from Virginia Tech. The author has contributed to research in topics: Philosophy of biology & Darwinism. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 93 publications receiving 2110 citations. Previous affiliations of Marjorie Grene include University of California & University of Chicago.
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Knowing and Being: Essays by Michael Polanyi.
Ronald E. Santoni,Marjorie Grene +1 more
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Two evolutionary theories (ii)
TL;DR: A century ago, the majority of Western biologists assented with renewed enthusiasm to the basic principles enunciated a century ago in The Origin of Species as mentioned in this paper. But there continues to be an heretical minority, and moreover, the heretics speak with authority and vigour.
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The Philosophy of Biology: An Episodic History
Marjorie Grene,David J. Depew +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an exploration of episodes in the history of biology and philosophy is traced through a series of episodes, starting with Aristotle, then moving on to Descartes, comparing his position with that of Harvey, and concluding with the implications of the philosophy of biology for philosophy of science in general.
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Interactions: The Biological Context of Social Systems
Niles Eldredge,Marjorie Grene +1 more
TL;DR: The authors state that all reproduc- tive adaptations evolve by sexual selection and maintain that this is Darwin’s original concept and is widely acceptable to current workers, and attribute a vixen's defense of her cubs to sexual selection.