The Species Problem
Biological Species, Ontology, and the Metaphysics of Biology
In this provocative work, David N. Stamos tackles the problem of determining exactly what a biological species is: in short, whether species are real and the nature of their reality. Although many have written on this topic, The Species Problem is the only comprehensive single-authored book on this central concern of biology. Stamos critically considers the evolution of the three major contemporary views of species: species nominalism, species as classes, and species as individuals. Finally, he develops his own solution to the species problem, a solution aimed at providing a universal species concept worthy of the Modern Synthesis. This book…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7391-6118-0
- EAN: 9780739161180
- Produktnummer: 23044994
- Verlag: Lexington Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 390 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 693 KB
Über den Autor
David Stamos teaches Philosophy at York University in Toronto.
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