Refiguring Life - Metaphors of Twentieth-Century Biology

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About the author

Evelyn Fox Keller

Summary

This text continues the author's study of how "scientific technique is both contributor to and product of discourse". It focuses on gender, and in particular, analyzes how the metaphors of information and communication technology affect biological research, especially in the field of genetics.

Product details

• Authors: Evelyn Fox Keller
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.09.1996
• EAN: 9780231102056
• ISBN: 978-0-231-10205-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: The Wellek Library Lectures; The Wellek Library Lectures
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Philosophy of Science, Gender studies, gender groups, Genetics (non-medical)