In this article we provide an epistemological analysis of three uses of the concept of contingency in biology. On the basis of this analysis we propose a heuristic solution to the issue of contingency versus determinism in the domain of studies on the origin of life, which makes it possible to approach this problem from a scientific point of view rather than by recurring to belief.

An Epistemology of Contingency: Chance and Determinism at the Origin of Life

BICH, Leonardo;BOCCHI, Gianluca;DAMIANO, Luisa
2010-01-01

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In this article we provide an epistemological analysis of three uses of the concept of contingency in biology. On the basis of this analysis we propose a heuristic solution to the issue of contingency versus determinism in the domain of studies on the origin of life, which makes it possible to approach this problem from a scientific point of view rather than by recurring to belief.
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2010
Bich, Leonardo; Bocchi, Gianluca; Damiano, Luisa
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