Cambridge Companion to the Philosophy of Biology

Name: Cambridge Companion to the Philosophy of Biology
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ISBN: 9780521616713

ISBN-10: 0521616719

ISBN-13: 9780521616713

Edition: 2007

Authors: Robert J. Richards, David L. Hull, Michael Ruse

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The philosophy of biology is one of the most exciting new areas in the field of philosophy and one that is attracting much attention from working scientists. This Companion, edited by two of the founders of the field, includes newly commissioned essays by senior scholars and up-and-coming younger scholars who collectively examine the main areas of the subject - the nature of evolutionary theory, classification, teleology and function, ecology, and the problematic relationship between biology and religion, among other topics. Up-to-date and comprehensive in its coverage, this unique volume will be of interest not only to professional philosophers but also to students in the humanities and…

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List price: $44.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Michael Ruse is Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science, Florida State University. He is the founder and editor of the journal Biology and Philosophy, and has appeared on ldquo;Quirks and Quarksrdquo; and the Discovery Channel.



Contributors


Preface



Adaptation




Population Genetics




Units and Levels of Selection




What's Wrong with the Emergentist Statistical Interpretation of Natural Selection and Random Drift?




Gene




Information in Biology




Reductionism (and Antireductionism) in Biology




Mechanisms and Models




Teleology




Macroevolution, Minimalism, and the Radiation of the Animals




Philosophy and Phylogenetics: Historical and Current Connections




Human Evolution: The Three Grand Challenges of Human Biology




Varieties of Evolutionary Psychology




Neurobiology




Biological Explanations of Human Sexuality: The Genetic Basis of Sexual Orientation




Game Theory in Evolutionary Biology




What Is an 'Embryo' and How Do We Know?




Evolutionary Developmental Biology




Molecular and Systems Biology and Bioethics




Ecology




From Ecological Diversity to Biodiversity




Biology and Religion




The Moral Grammar of Narratives in History of Biology: The Case of Haeckel and Nazi Biology



Reference List


Index