Inbunden, Engelska, 2007
Philosophy of Biology
A Contemporary Introduction
Av Alex Rosenberg, Daniel W. McShea
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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.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum: 2007-12-21
- Mått: 156 x 234 x 21 mm
- Vikt: 498 g
- Format: Inbunden
- Språk: Engelska
- Serie: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy
- Antal sidor: 256
- Förlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- ISBN: 9780415315920
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Alex Rosenberg is R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. He is the author of Philosophy of Science: a Contemporary Introduction (2nd edition, 2005) and co-editor with Yuri Balashov of Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Readings (2002).Daniel W. McShea is Associate Professor of Biology at Duke University.
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'A very impressive book. Coverage is complete without being overly encyclopedic and diffuse, and competing arguments are given fair and even-handed treatment.' - Gregory Frost-Arnold, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
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