TagJacques Lucien Monod

  Jacques Monod argues that we should accept the contingency of our existence and seek a world based on scientific knowledge, and explains in his book why science cannot coexist with materialistic values. He sees the ethics of knowledge as the basis for resolving human anxiety and realizing our ideals.   Le Hasard et la Nécessité Chapter 9 The Kingdom and the Maw of Darkness In the...

I read and wrote a book report on Le hasard et la necessite by Jacques Lucien Monod, a renowned French molecular biologist.   This book explains the life sciences, especially molecular biology, using natural philosophy. Chapter 1, D’étranges objets, is an introduction that does not cover big concepts, but uses logical thinking to explain man-made, natural, and living things. The first...