by François Jacob · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483106471
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In 'The Logic of the Living', François Jacob explores the history of heredity and the fundamental questions that have shaped our understanding of biology. Aimed at both biologists and philosophers of science, this book offers a vision of how the conception of life and the human being has evolved through scientific experimentation. Jacob emphasizes the importance of criticism and openness to the unexpected in science, showing that biological progress is based on the constant reformulation of questions and the search for partial and provisional answers.
Jacob François Marulaz or Marola, joined the Army of the Kingdom of France as a cavalry trooper and rose to become a field officer during the French Revolutionary Wars. Under the First French Empire, he became a general officer and fought under Emperor Napoleon in two notable campaigns.
