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14 produkter
14 produkter
Darwinism's Struggle for Survival
Heredity and the Hypothesis of Natural Selection
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
452 kr
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In Darwinism's Struggle for Survival Jean Gayon offers a philosophical interpretation of the history of theoretical Darwinism. He begins by examining the different forms taken by the hypothesis of natural selection in the nineteenth century (Darwin, Wallace, Galton) and the major difficulties which it encountered, particularly with regard to its compatibility with the theory of heredity. He then shows how these difficulties were overcome during the seventy years which followed the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species, and he concludes by analysing the major features of the genetic theory of natural selection, as it developed from 1920 to 1960. This rich and wide-ranging study will appeal to philosophers and historians of science and to evolutionary biologists.
Darwinism's Struggle for Survival
Heredity and the Hypothesis of Natural Selection
Inbunden, Engelska, 1998
1 827 kr
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In Darwinism's Struggle for Survival Jean Gayon offers a philosophical interpretation of the history of theoretical Darwinism. He begins by examining the different forms taken by the hypothesis of natural selection in the nineteenth century (Darwin, Wallace, Galton) and the major difficulties which it encountered, particularly with regard to its compatibility with the theory of heredity. He then shows how these difficulties were overcome during the seventy years which followed the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species, and he concludes by analysing the major features of the genetic theory of natural selection, as it developed from 1920 to 1960. This rich and wide-ranging study will appeal to philosophers and historians of science and to evolutionary biologists.
Inquiring into Human Enhancement
Interdisciplinary and International Perspectives
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
541 kr
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Human enhancement has become a major concern in debates about the future of contemporary societies. This interdisciplinary book is devoted to clarifying the underlying ambiguities of these debates, and to proposing novel ways of exploring what human enhancement means and understanding what practices, goals and justifications it entails.
Inquiring into Animal Enhancement
Model or Countermodel of Human Enhancement?
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
541 kr
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This book explores issues raised by past and present practices of animal enhancement in terms of their means and their goals, clarifies conceptual issues and identifies lessons that can be learned about enhancement practices, as they concern both animals and humans.
Del 276 - Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
French Studies in the Philosophy of Science
Contemporary Research in France
Inbunden, Engelska, 2009
1 609 kr
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Having examined previous volumes of the Boston Studies series devoted to different countries, and having discussed the best way to present contemporary research in France, we have arrived at a careful selection of 15 participants, including the organizers.
1 968 kr
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Knowledge of Life Today
Conversations on Biology (Jean Gayon interviewed by Victor Petit)
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
1 768 kr
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Knowledge of Life Today presents the thoughts of Jean Gayon, a major philosopher of science in France who is recognized across the Atlantic, especially for his work in philosophy and the history of life sciences. The book is structured around Gayon's personal answers to questions put forward by Victor Petit. This approach combines scientific rigor and risk-taking in answers that go back to the fundamentals of the subject.As well as the relationship between philosophy and the history of science, Gayon discusses the main questions of the history and philosophy of biology that marked his intellectual journey: Darwin, evolutionary biology, genetics and molecular biology, human evolution, and various aspects of the relationship between biology and society in contemporary times (racism, eugenics, biotechnology, biomedicine, etc.).
351 kr
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Del 28 - History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences
From Evolutionary Biology to Economics and Back
Parallels and Crossings between Economics and Evolution
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
1 182 kr
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This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the major key concepts common to economics and evolutionary biology.
Del 28 - History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences
From Evolutionary Biology to Economics and Back
Parallels and Crossings between Economics and Evolution
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
1 182 kr
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This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the major key concepts common to economics and evolutionary biology.
1 502 kr
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This book, originally published in French, examines the philosophical debates on functions over the last forty years and proposes new ways of analysis. Pervasive throughout the life sciences, the concept of function has the air of an epistemological scandal: ascribing a function to a biological structure or process amounts to suggesting that it is explained by its effects. This book confronts the debates on function with the use of the notion in a wide range of disciplines, such as biology, psychology, and medicine. It also raises the question of whether this notion, which is as old in the history of technology as it is in the life sciences, has the same meaning in these two domains.
631 kr
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1 502 kr
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Pervasive throughout the life sciences, the concept of function has the air of an epistemological scandal: ascribing a function to a biological structure or process amounts to suggesting that it is explained by its effects.
Del 276 - Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
French Studies in the Philosophy of Science
Contemporary Research in France
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
1 609 kr
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Having examined previous volumes of the Boston Studies series devoted to different countries, and having discussed the best way to present contemporary research in France, we have arrived at a careful selection of 15 participants, including the organizers.