Fundamental laws and biological laws

Authors

  • Pablo Lorenzano Universidad Nacional de Quilmes; Programa Prioritario de Investigación ‘Filosofía y Historia de la Ciencia’

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-31662007000200004

Keywords:

Scientific law, Biological law, Universality, Necessity, A priority, Structuralist conception, Fundamental law, Genetics, Matching law

Abstract

In this paper I discuss the problem of scientific laws in general and laws of biology in particular. After reviewing the debate about the existence of laws in biology, I examine the subject under the light of the structuralist notion of a fundamental law and argue for the law of matching as the fundamental law of genetics.

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Published

2007-06-01

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2007)

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Artigos

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How to Cite

Fundamental laws and biological laws . (2007). Scientiae Studia, 5(2), 185-214. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-31662007000200004