Francisco J. (Hrsg.) Ayala

Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology

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This collection of specially commissioned essays puts top scholars head to head to debate the central issues in the lively and fast growing field of philosophy of biologyBrings together original essays on ten of the most hotly debated questions in philosophy of biologyLively head-to-head debate format sharply defines the issues and paves the way for further discussionIncludes coverage of the new and vital area of evolutionary developmental biology, as well as the concept of a unified species, the role of genes in selection, the differences between micro- and macro-evolution, and much moreEach section features an introduction to the topic as w… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Arp, Robert (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-4051-5999-9
EAN: 9781405159999
Produktnummer: 5422322
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 440 S.
Masse: H24.6 cm x B17.1 cm x D2.5 cm 770 g
Gewicht: 770
Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor

Francisco J. Ayala is Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, USA. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. In 2001, he received the National Medal of Science. Ayala has published more than 950 articles and is the author or editor of 31 books. He has been named the Renaissance Man of Evolutionary Biology by The New York Times. Robert Arp is an analyst at The Analysis Group, LLC who has interests in philosophy of biology and ontology in the informatics sense. He is the author of Scenario Visualization: An Evolutionary Account of Creative Problem Solving (2008), and co-editor of Philosophy of Biology: An Anthology (Blackwell, 2009).