Philosophy of Biology
A Contemporary Introduction
Is life a purely physical process? What is human nature? Which of our traits is essential to us? In this volume, Daniel McShea and Alex Rosenberg a a biologist and a philosopher, respectively a join forces to create a new gateway to the philosophy of biology; making the major issues accessible and relevant to biologists and philosophers alike. Exploring concepts such as supervenience; the controversies about genocentrism and genetic determinism; and the debate about major transitions central to contemporary thinking about macroevolution; the authors lay out the broad terms in which we should assess the impact of biology on human capacities,…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: McShea, Daniel W.
- ISBN: 978-0-415-31592-0
- EAN: 9780415315920
- Produktnummer: 2711224
- Verlag: Taylor and Francis
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 244 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.1 cm 630 g
- Abbildungen: Farb., s/w. Abb.
- Gewicht: 630
Über den Autor
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 Balashovof Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Readings (2002).Daniel W. McShea is Associate Professor of Biology at Duke University.
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