Philosophy of Biology
A Contemporary Introduction
AvAlex Rosenberg,Daniel W. McShea
Inbunden, Engelska, 2007
Del i serien Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy
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Beskrivning
Is life a purely physical process? What is human nature? Which of our traits is essential to us? In this volume, Daniel McShea and Alex Rosenberg – a biologist and a philosopher, respectively – join forces to create a new gateway to the philosophy of biology; making the major issues accessible and relevant to biologists and philosophers alike.Exploring concepts such as supervenience; the controversies about genocentrism and genetic determinism; and the debate about major transitions central to contemporary thinking about macroevolution; the authors lay out the broad terms in which we should assess the impact of biology on human capacities, social institutions and ethical values.
