In Mendel's Mirror: Philosophical Reflections on Biology
Philip Kitcher is one of the leading figures in the philosophy of science today. Here he collects, for the first time, many of his published articles on the philosophy of biology, spanning from the mid-1980's to the present. The book's title refers to Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian monk who was one of the first scientists to develop a theory of heredity. Mendel's work has been deeply influential to our understanding of our selves and our world, just as the study of genetics today will have a profound and long-termimpact on future scientific research. Kitcher's articles cover a broad range of topics with similar philosophical and social signifi…
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- ISBN: 978-0-19-515179-4
- EAN: 9780195151794
- Produktnummer: 22665176
- Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 410 S.
- Masse: H23.7 cm x B15.9 cm x D2.7 cm 585 g
- Gewicht: 585
Über den Autor
Philip Kitcher is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University and author of The Nature of Mathematical Knowledge(OUP, 1983); The Advancement of Science (OUP, 1993); and Science, Truth, and Democracy (OUP, 2001).
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