Sensing a purpose
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A Calculus of Purpose
W hy is the sky blue? Any scientist will answer this question with a statement of mechanism: Atmospheric gas scatters some wavelengths of light more than others. To answer with a statement of purpose—e.g., to say the sky is blue in order to make people happy—would not cross the scientifi c mind. Yet in biology we often pose " why " questions in which it is purpose, not mechanism, that interests...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Western Journal of Medicine
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0093-0415
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.172.6.419