The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Biology

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Biology is an exciting collection of new essays written especially to give the reader an introduction to one of the most vibrant areas of scholarship today, and at the same time to move the subject forward dramatically. Written in a clear and rigorous style it will give the more experienced scholar much to think about and will also be of great value to the new student of the subject. The handbook covers the history of the topic, then moves into important analyses of contemporary evolutionary thinking, and continues with discussions of genetics and the moral and epistemological foundations of our understanding of heredity. The book goes on to cover ecology, behavior and morality, and does not neglect religion or feminist issues. Finally, it takes up matters to do with language and metaphor. The authors range from the senior and experienced to new and exciting young scholars. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Biology is a collection that will be of interest to philosophers of science, to philosophers generally, as well as biologists of all kinds. There is no better way to learn about this dynamic field than through the essays in this volume.

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Utgivningsdatum:2008-07-10
Mått:249 x 155 x 45 mm
Vikt:1 233 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Oxford Handbooks
Antal sidor:658
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195182057

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Michael Ruse is a historian and philosopher of science, and one of the world's experts on the life and thought of Charles Darwin. He is the author of about twenty books, including the Darwinian Revolution: Science Red in Tooth and Claw, Mystery of Mysteries: Is Evolution a Social Construction? and Darwinism and its Discontents. He teaches at Florida State University.

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Every department member responsible for library orders should have this volume on their list. Everyone who works in this field-biologists, sociologists, dare one say philosophers?-should have their own copy. Already, right now, I am digging into a coupleof articles pertinent to my own research.

Innehållsförteckning

1. History of the Philosophy of Biology ; 2. Natural Selection and the Structure of Evolutionary Theory ; 3. Population Thinking ; 4. Testing and Optimality Models ; 5. Teleology ; 6. Evolvability ; 7. Species and Taxonomy ; 8. Chance and Contingency ; 9. Macroevolution ; 10. Molecular Biology and Reduction ; 11. Origins of Life Studies ; 12. Evo-Devo ; 13. Philosophical Issues Arising from Genomics ; 14. Animal Behavior ; 15. Neuroscience ; 16. Teleological Theories of Mental Content ; 17. Sociobiology, Evolutionary Psych, and Cultural Evolution ; 18. Evolution of Moral Norms ; 19. Genes and Society ; 20. The Concept of Race in Medicine ; 21. Ecology and the Environment ; 22. Agriculture and Agricultural Biotechnology ; 23. Biology and Religion ; 24. Feminist Philosophy of Biology ; 25. Rhetoric in Biology