The Semantic Theory of Evolution

by Marcello Barbieri

Overview

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 beyond the established cadre of biological thought to unravel many of life’s mysteries and paradoxes, including the origin of the cell and the nucleus and the evolution of ribosomes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367258139
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	03/31/2021
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Evolution
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword René Thom vii

Introduction ix

1 The Idea of Evolution 1

2 The Precambrian 27

3 Theories of Sudden Life 42

4 Genotype and Phenotype 55

5 Theories of Precellular Evolution 82

6 Theories of Cellular Evolution 93

7 The Ribotype Theory of the Origins 110

8 The Ribotype Theory of the Cell 130

9 The Semantic Theory of Evolution 147

References 172

Author Index 182

Subject Index 185