Philosophy, Biology and Life

Klappentext Demonstrates that biology and its underlying philosophy are in a state of development defying standard stereotypes. Zusammenfassung Darwinism may have become the dominant intellectual paradigm of our day however! biology is in a state of development which defies standard stereotypes. These papers! by some leading philosophers in the field! bring out the fascinating and complex issues arising in current attempts to account for life and its development. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Notes on contributors; 1. Transcending the emergence/reduction distinction: the case of biology Rom Harré; 2. Other histories, other biologies Gregory Radick; 3. The ontogenesis of human identity Giovanni Boniolo; 4. Souls, minds, bodies and planets Mary Midgley; 5. Evo-devo: a new evolutionary paradigm Michael Ruse; 6. Is drift a serious alternative to natural selection as an explanation of complex adaptive traits? Elliot Sober; 7. Evolution and aesthetics Anthony O'Hear; 8. The problems of biological design Tim Lewens; 9. Are there genes? John Dupré; 10. Folk psychology and the biological basis of intersubjectivity Matthew Ratcliffe; 11. The loss of rational design Friedel Weinert; 12. Under Darwin's cosh? Neo-Aristotelian thinking in environmental ethics Michael Wheeler; 13. The cultural origins of cognitive adaptations David Papineau; Name index.

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• Authors: &apos, Anthony hear, O&apos, Anthony O''''hear, Anthony (University of Buckingham) O''''hear
• Assisted by: Anthony O'Hear (Editor), Anthony (University of Buckingham) O'Hear (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2005
• EAN: 9780521678452
• ISBN: 978-0-521-67845-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements; Royal Institute of Philosophy
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works