Tag: Pierre-Luc Germain
Can We Eliminate the Idea of Function from Biology? A Philosopher and a Biologist Want to Try
They propose the term “biological role” instead. Thus, presumably, “the function of teeth is chewing” becomes “the biological role of teeth is chewing.”
Does Cancer Disprove Intelligent Design?
Is it true, as one critics says, that “cancer regularly innovates with proteins of novel function”?
Jonathan Wells Dismantles Joshua Swamidass’s Argument for Evolution from Cancer
What Dr. Swamidass has going for him is primarily a quirk of semantics.