The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of BiologyMichael Ruse OUP USA, 2008 M07 10 - 642 páginas The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Biology is an exciting collection of new essays written especially to give the reader an introduction to one of the most vibrant areas of scholarship today, and at the same time to move the subject forward dramatically. Written in a clear and rigorous style it will give the more experienced scholar much to think about and will also be of great value to the new student of the subject. The handbook covers the history of the topic, then moves into important analyses of contemporary evolutionary thinking, and continues with discussions of genetics and the moral and epistemological foundations of our understanding of heredity. The book goes on to cover ecology, behavior and morality, and does not neglect religion or feminist issues. Finally, it takes up matters to do with language and metaphor. The authors range from the senior and experienced to new and exciting young scholars. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Biology is a collection that will be of interest to philosophers of science, to philosophers generally, as well as biologists of all kinds. There is no better way to learn about this dynamic field than through the essays in this volume. |
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Introduction | 3 |
1 The History of the Philosophy of Biology | 11 |
Its Structure and Its Mechanism | 34 |
3 Population Thinking | 64 |
4 Testing Adaptive Hypotheses Optimality Models and Adaptationism | 87 |
5 Teleology | 113 |
6 Evolvability | 138 |
7 Species and Taxonomy | 161 |
14 Animal Behavior | 327 |
15 Philosophy of Neuroscience | 349 |
Can Darwin Solve the Problem of Intentionality? | 381 |
17 Sociobiology Evolutionary Psychology and Cultural Evolution | 410 |
18 Evolution of Moral Norms | 434 |
19 Genes and Society | 451 |
20 The Concept of Race in Medicine | 478 |
21 Ecology and the Environment | 504 |
Darwin Simpson The Simpsons and Gould | 189 |
9 Macroevolution | 211 |
How DNA Retooled Genetics and Transformed Biological Practice | 238 |
11 Origins of Life Studies | 263 |
12 EvoDevo | 291 |
13 Philosophical Issues Arising from Genomics | 310 |
22 Agriculture and Agricultural Biotechnology | 525 |
23 Biology and Religion | 545 |
24 Feminist Philosophy of Biology | 570 |
25 The Rhetorical Dimension of Stephen Jay Goulds Work | 595 |
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