Philosophy of Biology A Contemporary Introduction 1st Edition by Alex Rosenberg, Daniel McShea ISBN 978-0415315920 0415315921
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ISBN 10: 0415315921
ISBN 13: 978-0415315920
Author: Alex Rosenberg, Daniel W. McShea
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.
Table of contents:
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Introduction
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Darwin Makes a Science
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Biological Laws and Theories
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Further Problems of Darwinism: Adaptation, Drift, Function
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Reductionism About Biology
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Complexity, Directionality, and Progress in Evolution
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Genes, Groups, and Major Transitions
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Biology, Human Behaviour, Social Science and Moral Philosophy
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