Evolutionary Biology: Conceptual, Ethical, and Religious Issues

ISBN-13: 9781316649671 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 256 str.

R. Paul Thompson; Denis Walsh

Opis

This volume explores the philosophical and biological richness of twenty-first-century evolution: its concepts, methods, structure and religious implications.

Recenzje

'This volume is not just an homage to Ruse, it contains provocative and creative essays by an impressive list of all-stars in the philosophy of biology.' Richard A. Richards, The Quarterly Review of Biology

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Human evolution: the three grand challenges of human biology Francisco Ayala; Part I. Evolution and Theology: 2. Evolutionary theory, causal completeness, and theism - the case of 'guided' mutation Elliott Sober; 3. Religion, truth and progress Philip Kitcher; Part II. Taxonomy and Systematics: 4. Consilience, historicity, and the species problem Marc Ereshefsky; 5. DNA barcoding and taxonomic practice David Castle; Part III. The Structure of Evolutionary Theory: 6. Darwin's theory and the value of mathematical formalisation R. Paul Thompson; 7. Population genetics, economic theory, and eugenics in R. A. Fisher Jean Gayon; 8. Exploring development and evolution on the tangled bank Jane Maienschein and Manfred Laubichler; Part IV. Function, Adaptation and Design: 9. Darwin's cyclopean architect John Beatty; 10. Function and teleology Denis Walsh; 11. How physics fakes design Alex Rosenberg.