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- François Jacob. The Logic of Life -- Criticism and interpretation (1)
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FrançOis Jacob (1920-2013). Statue IntéRieure. English -- Criticism And Interpretation, Lindsay Tucker
FrançOis Jacob (1920-2013). Statue IntéRieure. English -- Criticism And Interpretation, Lindsay Tucker
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The Statue Within: An Autobiography is a seemingly candid reflection of the life and work of the French Nobel laureate, François Jacob. In 1965, he and his research partners (Jacques Monod & André Lwoff) were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for their discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis. Nobel Prize recipients are required to provide an autobiographical statement, which can be found on their website (http://www.nobelprize.org). When comparing these two autobiographical works, one finds radical differences in structure and content. I examine here how Jacob approaches the following elements in each work: passage of …
The Imprint Of Foucault’S The Order Of Things On The Works Of François Jacob, Harry Newcomb
The Imprint Of Foucault’S The Order Of Things On The Works Of François Jacob, Harry Newcomb
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My intent is to examine the interplay between Michel Foucault’s The Order of Things, originally published in France as Les Mots et les choses (Words and Things) in 1966, François Jacob’s history of heredity, The Logic of Life, published in France in 1970, and his autobiography, The Statue Within, 1987.