A feeling for the organism

Historical and philosophical work on scientific explanation, gender and the language of biology. Examine what a metaphor makes researchers look for.

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How to study this source

• How can a metaphor influence a scientific question?

  coreIntroduction or preface and opening chapter. Record the edition and translator before reading.

  Historical and philosophical work on scientific explanation, gender and the language of biology. Examine what a metaphor makes researchers look for.

Ideas and questions

Read background definitions when a term blocks the argument. Then return to the source and reconstruct its claim in your own words.

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