Presented by John Maddox
' The scientist is usually humble enough to believe that although there must be something in the work of philosophers, he has not studied it and is therefore not competent to criticise it.'
Professor J. Z. Young of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, and formerly Professor of Anatomy at University College, London-argues that biological knowledge has much to offer human thought - and that . scientists should make more of their research accessible to those working in the fields of ethics. philosophy and religion. Editor DAVID PATERSON followed by an interlude