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ISBN 10: 1405159995

ISBN 13:  9781405159999

Author: Francisco J. Ayala 

This collection of specially commissioned essays puts top scholars head to head to debate the central issues in the lively and fast growing field of philosophy of biologyBrings together original essays on ten of the most hotly debated questions in philosophy of biologyLively head-to-head debate format sharply defines the issues and paves the way for further discussionIncludes coverage of the new and vital area of evolutionary developmental biology, as well as the concept of a unified species, the role of genes in selection, the differences between micro- and macro-evolution, and much moreEach section features an introduction to the topic as well as suggestions for further readingOffers an accessible overview of this fast-growing and dynamic field, whilst also capturing the imagination of professional philosophers and biologists

Table of contents: 

Part I: Is It Possible To Reduce Biological Explanations To Explanations In Chemistry and/or Physics?

Introduction

References and Further Reading

It is Possible to Reduce Biological Explanations to Explanations in Chemistry and/or Physics – Evelyn Fox Keller

It is Not Possible to Reduce Biological Explanations to Explanations in Chemistry and/or Physics – John Dupré

Part II: Have Traits Evolved To Function the Way They Do Because of a Past Advantage?
5. Introduction
6. References and Further Reading
7. Traits Have Evolved to Function the Way They Do Because of a Past Advantage – Mark Perlman
8. Traits Have Not Evolved to Function the Way They Do Because of a Past Advantage – Robert Cummins and Martin Roth

Part III: Are Species Real?
9. Introduction
10. References and Further Reading
11. Species Are Real Biological Entities – Michael F. Claridge
12. Species Are Not Uniquely Real Biological Entities – Brent D. Mishler

Part IV: Does Selection Operate Primarily On Genes?
13. Introduction
14. References and Further Reading
15. Selection Does Operate Primarily on Genes: In Defense of the Gene as the Unit of Selection – Carmen Sapienza
16. Selection Does Not Operate Primarily on Genes – Richard M. Burian

Part V: Are Microevolution and Macroevolution Governed By the Same Processes?
17. Introduction
18. References and Further Reading
19. Microevolution and Macroevolution Are Governed by the Same Processes – Michael R. Dietrich
20. Microevolution and Macroevolution Are Not Governed by the Same Processes – Douglas H. Erwin

Part VI: Does Evolutionary Developmental Biology Offer a Significant Challenge To the Neo-Darwinian Paradigm?
21. Introduction
22. References and Further Reading
23. Evolutionary Developmental Biology Offers a Significant Challenge to the Neo-Darwinian Paradigm – Manfred D. Laubichler
24. Evolutionary Developmental Biology Does Not Offer a Significant Challenge to the Neo-Darwinian Paradigm – Alessandro Minelli

Part VII: Were the Basic Components of the Human Mind Solidified During the Pleistocene Epoch?
25. Introduction
26. References and Further Reading
27. The Basic Components of the Human Mind Were Solidified During the Pleistocene Epoch – Valerie G. Starratt and Todd K. Shackelford
28. The Basic Components of the Human Mind Were Not Solidified During the Pleistocene Epoch – Stephen M. Downes

Part VIII: Does Memetics Provide a Useful Way of Understanding Cultural Evolution?
29. Introduction
30. References and Further Reading
31. Memetics Does Provide a Useful Way of Understanding Cultural Evolution – Susan Blackmore
32. Memetics Does Not Provide a Useful Way of Understanding Cultural Evolution: A Developmental Perspective – William C. Wimsatt

Part IX: Can the Biological Sciences Act As a Ground For Ethics?
33. Introduction
34. References and Further Reading
35. The Biological Sciences Can Act as a Ground for Ethics – Michael Ruse
36. What the Biological Sciences Can and Cannot Contribute to Ethics – Francisco J. Ayala

Part X: Is There a Place For Intelligent Design In the Philosophy of Biology?
37. Introduction
38. References and Further Reading
39. There is a Place for Intelligent Design in the Philosophy of Biology: Intelligent Design in (Philosophy of) Biology: Some Legitimate Roles – Del Ratzsch
40. There is No Place for Intelligent Design in the Philosophy of Biology: Intelligent Design is Not Science – Francisco J. Ayala

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