{"product_id":"purpose-and-desire-what-makes-something-alive-and-why-modern-darwinism-has-failed-to-explain-it-isbn-9780062651563","title":"Purpose and Desire: What Makes Something \"Alive\" and Why Modern Darwinism Has Failed to Explain It","description":"\u003cp\u003eA professor, biologist, and physiologist argues that modern Darwinism’s materialist and mechanistic biases have led to a scientific dead end, unable to define what life is—and only an openness to the qualities of \"purpose and desire\" will move the field forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Turner contends. \"To be scientists, we force ourselves into a Hobson’s choice on the matter: accept intentionality and purposefulness as real attributes of life, which disqualifies you as a scientist; or become a scientist and dismiss life’s distinctive quality from your thinking. I have come to believe that this choice actually stands in the way of our having a fully coherent theory of life.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing research shows that life's most distinctive quality, shared by all living things, is purpose and desire: maintain homeostasis to sustain life. In \u003cem\u003ePurpose and Desire,\u003c\/em\u003e Turner draws on the work of Claude Bernard, a contemporary of Darwin revered among physiologists as the founder of experimental medicine, to build on Bernard’s \"dangerous idea\" of vitalism, which seeks to identify what makes \"life\" a unique phenomenon of nature. To further its quest to achieve a fuller understanding of life, Turner argues, science must move beyond strictly accepted measures that consider only the mechanics of nature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thoughtful appeal to widen our perspective of biology that is grounded in scientific evidence, \u003cem\u003ePurpose and Desire\u003c\/em\u003e helps us bridge the ideological evolutionary divide.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eHas Darwinism led us into a scientific dead end? \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A good read and a strong pitch” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Here at last is a book steeped in the intricacies of \u003cem\u003ehow\u003c\/em\u003e species evolve by an accomplished biologist who dares to address the question of \u003cem\u003ewhy\u003c\/em\u003e. This book is a must read for all those who follow the ongoing Neo-Darwinian-Intelligent Design debate.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorm Book, Senior Director Carr-McClellan P.C.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Turner argues that modern Darwinism has led us about as far as it can go, leaving questions related to the origin of life unanswered. The scientifically minded general reader will find this contrarian viewpoint ¬engaging.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“All biologists serious about the foundations and epistemology of their discipline should read this. Not since Robert Rosen’s \u003cem\u003eLife Itself\u003c\/em\u003e has there been such an eloquent, well-argued, and convincing argument for a theory of life based on the concept of organism.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfessor Jan-Hendrik S. Hofmeyr, Centre for Complex Systems in Transition, Stellenbosch University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Poses a profound evidence-based challenge to the reductionist foundations of modern biology, showing that living organisms are much more than ‘selfish genes.’” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen C. Meyer, Ph.D., author of Signature in the Cell and Darwin’s Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ingenious mixture of science and philosophy that points out major defects in Darwinism and then delivers heterodox but provocative solutions…a highly thought-provoking book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Illuminating and persuasive. Turner puts his finger on the most troubling problem with today’s biological thinking and gives a fresh take on \u003cem\u003epurpose\u003c\/em\u003e as the solution. Careful readers will find it hard to disagree with him.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouglas Axe, Director of Biologic Institute and Author of Undeniable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Poses a serious challenge to traditional biology . . . a must-read for everybody interested in the science of life and evolution . . . one of those rare science books which inquisitive laypeople will equally enjoy. \u003cem\u003ePurpose and Desire\u003c\/em\u003e will change the way you think of life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This beautifully written book, brimming with anecdotes and biological insights that only decades of field could provide, will leave readers moved by Turner’s deep appreciation of life’s exquisiteness, its richness, and diversity . . . a provocative thesis, but one that is a wonderfully rich read, thought-provoking, and highly recommended.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Quarterly Review of Biology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888895783141,"sku":"NP9780062651563","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062651563.jpg?v=1730230048","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/purpose-and-desire-what-makes-something-alive-and-why-modern-darwinism-has-failed-to-explain-it-isbn-9780062651563","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}