is the notion of genetic determinism. Here, the concept of determinism is linked directly to the genes in the DNA of a person. Because we already know that aberrations in certain genes can lead to various forms of physical and mental disease

Determinism , Indeterminism and Their Implications Newtonian mechanics proved an enormously powerful way of describing moving bodies. A century after Newton Pierre Simon de Laplace (1749-1827) showed among other things how the solar

Playing God? Genetic Determinism and Human Freedom Ted Peters - Routledge, 1997 - Buy Full Resource Index Next > To return to the previous topic, click on your browser's

Free Will and Determinism Other Resources Computing Books on Information Technology More Interviews... Index Next

Cushing, James T. “Determinism Versus Indeterminism in Quantum Mechanics : A “Free” Choice." James T. Cushing sees the question of determinism versus indeterminism as “ the fundamental issue” regarding the

who want to combat genetic determinism, the blind alley is to say there's just two determinants: one is our genes, and the other is environment. Here we don't have genetic determinism, we have a two-part determinism. But I say there's a third

evolutionary future. Puppet determinism presumes that we are victims of our genes, whereas Promethean determinism presumes that we can take charge of our genes. Both belong to the gene myth, and both point to a significant question: Will the

to say that the mathematical determinism of chaotic equations requires metaphysical determinism in nature, because of complexities in the experimental testing of the mathematical models used in chaos theory. In particular, it may be very

for invoking either indeterminism or holistic nonseparability. The author sees these as having important theological implications: indeterminism is important for theories of divine action on particular occasions, while holism is an anti-

Ted . Playing God? Genetic Determinism and Human Freedom . New York: Routledge, 1997. Ridley, Matt. Nature via Nurture: Genes, Experience, and What Makes Us Human . New York: HarperCollins, 2003. Rose, Steven. Lifelines: Biology,