title: Contingency and determinism.
abstract: Contingency versus determinism is an old, classic issue in the history of science, and certain trends of contemporary science literature appear to be bringing it to the foreground again.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials, ETH Zentrum, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Pier Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Luisi
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D019418:Evolution, Chemical; D005118:Extraterrestrial Environment; D033141:Genetic Determinism; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D000069497:Origin of Life; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D013269:Stochastic Processes
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011506:Proteins