Philosophy of Biology: A Contemporary Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780415315937 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 244 str.

Alex Rosenberg

Opis

Is life a purely physical process? What is human nature? Which of our traits is essential to us? Exploring concepts, such as supervenience; the controversies about genocentrism and genetic determinism, the authors lay out the broad terms in which we should assess the impact of biology on human capacities, social institutions, and ethical values.

Recenzje

'A very impressive book. Coverage is complete without being overly encyclopedic and diffuse, and competing arguments are given fair and even-handed treatment.' - Gregory Frost-Arnold, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Darwin Makes a Science  2. Biological Laws and Theories  3. Further Problems of Darwinism: Adaptation, Drift, Function  4. Reductionism About Biology  5. Complexity, Directionality, and Progress in Evolution  6. Genes, Groups, and Major Transitions  7. Biology, Human Behaviour, Social Science and Moral Philosophy

O autorze

Alex Rosenberg is R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University.  He is the author of Philosophy of Science: a Contemporary Introduction (2nd edition, 2005) and co-editor with Yuri Balashov of Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Readings (2002).

Daniel W. McShea is Associate Professor of Biology at Duke University.