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This document discusses the debate around whether biology can be reduced to physics. It outlines two prevailing views: physicalist reductionism, which claims biology can be fully described and explained by physical laws; and emergentism, which argues higher-level biological phenomena cannot be described physically and require biological concepts and laws. The document examines arguments for both views, noting success in explaining some areas biochemically but gaps remaining in fields like development and ev

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Nestor Majno

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