The Darwinian Paradigm

ISBN-13: 9780415003001 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 312 str.

Michael Ruse;Michael Ruse

Opis

Darwin's On the Origin of Species is now 130 years old, but it continues to provoke fierce debate. This lively and controversial collection of essays looks at Darwinism from historical and contemporary perspectives.

Recenzje

`Ruse argues many issues in this book, always with clarity and humour. I would not borrow Darwinian Paradigm from the library. This is a book to own' - New Scientist

Spis treści

I HISTORICAL THEMES 1 DARWIN’S DEBT TO PHILOSOPHY 2 CHARLES DARWIN AND GROUP SELECTION 3 WHAT KIND OF REVOLUTION OCCURRED IN GEOLOGY? II CONTEMPORARY ISSUES 4 BIOLOGICAL SPECIES Natural kinds, individuals, or what? 5 IS THE THEORY OF PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIA A NEW PARADIGM? 6 TELEOLOGY AND THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES III HUMAN PERSPECTIVES 7 HUMAN SOCIOBOLOGY: AN INTERIM REPORT 8 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND FEMINIST VALUES 9 IS RAPE WRONG ON ANDROMEDA? An introduction to extraterrestrial evolution, science, and morality IV ULTIMATE QUESTIONS 10 EVOLUTIONARY THEORY AND CHRISTIAN ETHICS Are they in harmony

O autorze

Michael Ruse (Author)