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Netherlands Society for Theoretical Biology

Netherlands Society for Theoretical Biology President: Prof. Dr. M. JEuI~EN, Institute for Theoretical Biology, State University of Leyden, Stationsweg 25, Leiden, Netherlartds Secretary: Dr. J. REDDINGIUS, Zoological Laboratory, State Universi- ty of Groningen, P.O. Box 14, Haren (Gron.), Netherlands Treasurer: Dr. W. J. VAN DER STEEN, Department of Biology, Free University, de Boelelaan lO87, Amsterdam-Buitenveldert Subscription: Dfl. IO.-- a year The aim of the Society is to stimulate theoretical reflection in biology and to further research in, and teaching of, general theories about life and its manifestations as well as axiomatics, logic and methodology of biology. The autumn meeting of the Society was held on November I3, I971 at Leiden. The general theme was "explanations in biology". Dr. G. J. DALENOORT, in his talk entitled "Scientific Explanations: Achilles and the Turtle", dealt with general aspects of scientific explana- tions. There is an analogy between proofs in mathematics and explana- tions in science in that in both cases certain phenomena are explained by deducing them from general principles. There are explanations at different levels: an explanation for a physiologist may be considered a mere description by a molecular biochemist. In contradistinction to classical theoretical physics, there are in biology no general laws from which all http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Biotheoretica Springer Journals

Netherlands Society for Theoretical Biology

Acta Biotheoretica , Volume 21 (2) – Apr 9, 2005
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Philosophy; Philosophy of Biology; Evolutionary Biology
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President: Prof. Dr. M. JEuI~EN, Institute for Theoretical Biology, State University of Leyden, Stationsweg 25, Leiden, Netherlartds Secretary: Dr. J. REDDINGIUS, Zoological Laboratory, State Universi- ty of Groningen, P.O. Box 14, Haren (Gron.), Netherlands Treasurer: Dr. W. J. VAN DER STEEN, Department of Biology, Free University, de Boelelaan lO87, Amsterdam-Buitenveldert Subscription: Dfl. IO.-- a year The aim of the Society is to stimulate theoretical reflection in biology and to further research in, and teaching of, general theories about life and its manifestations as well as axiomatics, logic and methodology of biology. The autumn meeting of the Society was held on November I3, I971 at Leiden. The general theme was "explanations in biology". Dr. G. J. DALENOORT, in his talk entitled "Scientific Explanations: Achilles and the Turtle", dealt with general aspects of scientific explana- tions. There is an analogy between proofs in mathematics and explana- tions in science in that in both cases certain phenomena are explained by deducing them from general principles. There are explanations at different levels: an explanation for a physiologist may be considered a mere description by a molecular biochemist. In contradistinction to classical theoretical physics, there are in biology no general laws from which all

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