Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology

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Francisco J. Ayala, Robert Arp
John Wiley & Sons, 7. des. 2009 - 440 sider

This collection of specially commissioned essays puts top scholars head to head to debate the central issues in the lively and fast growing field of philosophy of biology

  • Brings together original essays on ten of the most hotly debated questions in philosophy of biology
  • Lively head-to-head debate format sharply defines the issues and paves the way for further discussion
  • Includes coverage of the new and vital area of evolutionary developmental biology, as well as the concept of a unified species, the role of genes in selection, the differences between micro- and macro-evolution, and much more
  • Each section features an introduction to the topic as well as suggestions for further reading
  • Offers an accessible overview of this fast-growing and dynamic field, whilst also capturing the imagination of professional philosophers and biologists
 

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References and Further Reading
7
PARTI IS IT POSSIBLE TO REDUCE BIOLOGICAL
19
It Is Not Possible to Reduce Biological Explanations to Explanations
32
HAVE TRAITS EVOLVED TO FUNCTION THE
49
Traits Have Evolved to Function the Way They Do Because
53
Traits Have Not Evolved to Function the Way They Do Because
72
ARE SPECIES REAL?
87
DOES SELECTION OPERATE PRIMARILY
123
DOES EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL
195
Evolutionary Developmental Biology Does Not Offer a Significant
213
WERE THE BASIC COMPONENTS
227
The Basic Components of the Human Mind Were Not Solidified
243
DOES MEMETICS PROVIDE A USEFUL
253
Memetics Does Not Provide a Useful Way of Understanding Cultural
273
CAN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ACT AS
293
What the Biological Sciences Can and Cannot Contribute
316

Selection Does Not Operate Primarily on Genes Richard M Burian
141
ARE MICROEVOLUTION AND MACROEVOLUTION
165
Microevolution and Macroevolution Are Not Governed by
180
IS THERE A PLACE FOR INTELLIGENT DESIGN
337
Index
391
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Om forfatteren (2009)

Francisco J. Ayala is Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, USA. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. In 2001, he received the National Medal of Science. Ayala has published more than 950 articles and is the author or editor of 31 books. He has been named the Renaissance Man of Evolutionary Biology by The New York Times.

Robert Arp is an analyst at The Analysis Group, LLC who has interests in philosophy of biology and ontology in the informatics sense. He is the author of Scenario Visualization: An Evolutionary Account of Creative Problem Solving (2008), and co-editor of Philosophy of Biology: An Anthology (Blackwell, 2009).

Bibliografisk informasjon

TittelContemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology
Contemporary Debates in Philosophy
RedaktørerFrancisco J. Ayala, Robert Arp
Utgaveillustrert
UtgiverJohn Wiley & Sons, 2009
ISBN1405159987, 9781405159982
Lengde440 sider
  
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