| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 642 pages) : illustrations |
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Oxford handbooks |
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Oxford handbooks.
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| Contents |
History of the Philosophy of Biology / David Hull -- Natural Selection and the Structure of Evolutionary Theory / Michael Ruse -- Population Thinking / Andre Ariew -- Testing and Optimality Models / Steven Orzack -- Teleology / Denis Walsh -- Evolvability / Roger Sansom -- Species and Taxonomy / Richard Richards -- Chance and Contingency / John Beatty -- Macroevolution / David Sepkoski -- Molecular Biology and Reduction / Ken Waters -- Origins of Life Studies / James Greisemer -- Evo-Devo / Jason Robert -- Philosophical Issues Arising from Genomics / Zac Ernst -- Animal Behavior / Stephen Crowley and Colin Allen -- Neurocience / Adina Roskies and Ian Gold -- Teleological Theories of Mental Content / Karen Neander -- Sociobiology, Evolutionary Psych, and Cultural Evolution / Matteo Mameli -- Evolution of Moral Norms / William Harms and Brian Skyrms -- Genes and Society / Lisa Gannett -- The Concept of Race in Medicine / Robin Andreasen -- Ecology and the Environment / Anya Plutynski -- Agriculture and Agricultural Biotechnology / David Castle -- Biology and Religion / Nancey Murphy and Jeffrey Schloss -- Feminist Philosophy of Biology / Carla Fehr -- Rhetorical Dimension of Stephen Jay Gould's Work / Ana Barahona and Vladimir Cachón |
| Summary |
This handbook covers the history of philosophy of biology then moves on to evolutionary theory. It continues with discussions of molecular biology and ecology, and covers biology and ethics as well as biology and religion |
| Analysis |
biologie |
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biology |
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filosofie |
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philosophy |
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wetenschapsfilosofie |
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philosophy of science |
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Biology (General) |
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Philosophy of Science |
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Philosophy of Natural Sciences |
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Biologie (algemeen) |
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Wetenschapsfilosofie |
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Filosofie van de natuurwetenschappen |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Biology -- Philosophy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Biology -- Philosophy
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Biologie
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Philosophie
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Biologie.
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Filosofie.
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Biology -- Philosophy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Biologi -- teori, filosofi -- handböcker, manualer, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handboeken (vorm)
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ruse, Michael
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| ISBN |
9780199892037 |
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0199892032 |
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