Philosophy of Human Evolution - A Philosophical Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Michael Ruse is Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University and author of many academic books and articles on the philosophy of biology. Bradford McCall has four Masters degrees and a PhD (Claremont). He is currently studying for a ThD and is the author and editor of numerous academic books on science and religion. Klappentext Provides a unique discussion of human evolution from a philosophical viewpoint, covering such issues as religion, race and gender. Zusammenfassung Michael Ruse provides a unique discussion of human evolution from a philosophical viewpoint! exploring such topics as the nature of scientific theories! the relationships between culture and biology! the problem of progress and the extent to which evolutionary issues pose problems for religious beliefs. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; 1. Evolutionary biology; 2. Human evolution; 3. Real science, good science?; 4. Progress; 5. Knowledge; 6. Morality; 7. Sex, orientation, and race; 8. From eugenics to medicine; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Ruse, Michael (Florida State University) Ruse, Ruse Michael
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.01.2012
• EAN: 9780521117937
• ISBN: 978-0-521-11793-7
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: Cambridge Introductions to Phi; Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology; Cambridge Introductions to Phi
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Genetics, genetic engineering; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Humanbiologie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie und -theorie