Steven P. Rose
Steven Peter Russell Rose (born July 4, 1938 in London ) is Professor of Biology and Neurobiology at the Open University and the University of London .
Life
Rose grew up in a Jewish family in London. He describes himself as an atheist . He studied biochemistry at King's College and then neurobiology at Cambridge University and the associated Institute of Psychiatry .
Rose is married to the sociologist Hilary Rose . His brother is the sociologist Nikolas Rose . He is close friends with Leon J. Kamin .
Scientific work
Rose wrote the controversial book "Not on Our Genes" with Richard Lewontin and Leon J. Kamin . He also dealt with the development of Alzheimer's disease . In 2000 his book Darwin's Dangerous Heirs was published .
Political commitment
Rose is a socialist. He has often criticized the Palestinian policies of the State of Israel and is viewed by some as an anti- Zionist .
Works
- Rose, Steven (1985): Not in our Genes: Biology, Ideology and Human Nature . Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books
- Rose, Steven (1993): The Making of Memory . Toronto [u. a.]: Bantam Books
- Rose, Steven (2000): Darwin's Dangerous Heirs: Biology Beyond Selfish Genes . Munich: Beck
- Rose, Steven and Rose, Hilary (2001): Alas, Poor Darwin: Arguments against Evolutionary Psychology . Vintage, London 2001, ISBN 0-09-928319-0 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Clare Garner: A Bible publisher sought publicity and, lo, he found controversy . In: The Independent , October 1, 1998.
- ↑ See Peter Düweke in Die Zeit, April 19, 2000; Thomas Weber: We warn against buying stocks. Against the Darwinists' monopoly on interpretation: Steven Rose does not believe in the omnipotence of genes. In: FAZ , April 15, 2000.
- ^ Jewish Chronicle, "Wars of the Roses," January 31, 2003, p. 35.
Web links
- Literature by and about Steven P. Rose in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Rose, Steven P. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rose, Steven |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British biologist and university professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1938 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |