Informational flows, mechanisms and models in protein synthesis

Authors

  • Mario Casanueva Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Departamento de Humanidades
  • Rubén Madrigal Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/S1678-31662016000100009

Keywords:

Diagrams. Models. New mechanistic philosophy of science. Protein synthesis. Graph-model conception. Explanation. Information flow

Abstract

This paper starts with an emphasis on the increasing importance of diagrams in philosophy of science, highlighting their capacity for heuristic evocation, their usefulness for representation and calculus, and their power of synthesis. Next, we present how diagrams are important and have been well received within the new Mechanistic philosophy of science, which contrasts with this school’s rejection of approaches centered on laws and models. Finally, We propose an interpretation of laws and mechanistic explanations that conciliates the concepts of mechanism and law. The mechanism of protein synthesis is used as an illustrative case

Author Biographies

  • Mario Casanueva, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Departamento de Humanidades
    Departamento de Humanidades, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Cuajimalpa, México
  • Rubén Madrigal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
    Maestría en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Cuajimalpa, México

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Published

2016-06-06

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2016)

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How to Cite

Informational flows, mechanisms and models in protein synthesis. (2016). Scientiae Studia, 14(1), 175-197. https://doi.org/10.11606/S1678-31662016000100009