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1 online resource (xvii, 618 pages) : illustrations |
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Handbook of the philosophy of science |
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Handbook of the philosophy of science.
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| Summary |
Philosophy of Biology is a rapidly expanding field. It is concerned with explanatory concepts in evolution, genetics, and ecology. This collection of 25 essays by leading researchers provides an overview of the state of the field. These essays are wholly new; none of them could have been written even ten years ago. They demonstrate how philosophical analysis has been able to contribute to sometimes contested areas of scientific theory making.-Written by internationally acknowledged leaders in the field - Entries make original contributions as well as summarizing state of the art discoveries in the field - Easy to read and understand. |
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General Preface (D. Gabbay, P. Thagard and J. Woods) -- Contents -- Preface (Mohan Matthen and Christopher Stephens) -- List of Contributors -- I. Biography -- Darwin (Michael Ruse) -- Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher (Robert A. Skipper, Jr) -- Haldane and the Emergence of Modern Evolutionary Theory (Sahotra. Sarkar) -- Sewall Wright (James F. Crow) -- Motoo Kimura (James F. Crow) -- II. Evolution<-- Natural Selection (Christopher Stephens) -- Neutralism (Anya Plutynski) -- Levels of Selection (Robert A. Wilson) -- What is Evolvability (Kim Sterelny) -- Development: Three Grades of Ontogenetic Involvement (D.M. Walsh) -- Evolution and Normativity (Michael Bradie) -- Evolutionary Ethics (Catherine Wilson) -- III Genetics -- Genetic Analysis (Raphael Falk) -- The Development of Population Genetics (Margaret Morrison) -- Maximisation Principles in Evolutionary Biology (A.W.F. Edwards) -- Reductionism in Biology (Alex Rosenberg) -- Traits, Genes and Coding (Michael Wheeler) -- IV. Taxonomy -- Species, Taxonomy and Systematics (Marc Ereshefsky) -- Homology and Homoplasy (Brian Hall) -- Biological Conceptions of Race (Robin O. Andreasen) -- V. Special Topics -- Formalisations of Evolutionary Biology (Paul Thompson) -- Functions (Tim Lewens) -- Biological Approaches to Mental Representation (Karen Neander) -- Innateness (Andre Ariew) -- Artificial Life (Mark Bedau) -- Index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Language |
English. |
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Biology -- Philosophy.
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Biology.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Philosophy.
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Biology |
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Biological Evolution |
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Philosophy |
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Biologie -- Philosophie.
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Biologie.
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Évolution (Biologie)
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Philosophie.
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biology.
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evolution.
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philosophy.
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NATURE -- Reference.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
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Philosophy
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Evolution (Biology)
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Biology
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Biology -- Philosophy
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Philosophy.
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Philosophy of science.
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Biology, life sciences.
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Applied ecology.
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Mathematics.
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Ecological science, the Biosphere.
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Philosophy.
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| Added Author |
Matthen, Mohan.
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Stephens, Christopher, 1967 June 4-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Philosophy of biology. Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier, 2007 9780444515438 0444515437 (OCoLC)85828384 |
| ISBN |
9780444515438 |
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0444515437 |
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9780080471242 (electronic bk.) |
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0080471242 (electronic bk.) |
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1280962720 |
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9781280962721 |
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9786610962723 |
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6610962723 |
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AU@ 000048130109 |
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CHNEW 001006616 |
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DEBBG BV036962195 |
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DEBBG BV039834076 |
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DEBBG BV042317176 |
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DEBSZ 275344282 |
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NZ1 11778524 |
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NZ1 15192405 |
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