1st Edition

The Semantic Theory of Evolution

By Marcello Barbieri Copyright 1985
200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1985, The Semantic Theory of Evolution addresses the notion that life is not shaped by the single law of natural selection, but instead by a plurality of laws that resemble grammatical rules in language. This remarkable work presents a semantic theory centering on the concept of the ribotype. Supported by both sound facts and logical arguments, this analysis reaches... Read more

Foreword by René Thom

Introduction

1. The Idea of Evolution

2. The Precambrian

3. Theories of Sudden Life

4. Genotype and Phenotype

5. Theories of Precellular Evolution

6. Theories of Cellular Evolution

7. The Ribotype Theory of the Origins

8. The Ribotype Theory of the Cell

9. The Semantic Theory of Evolution

References

Author Index

Subject Index

Biography

Marcello Barbieri