Darwinism in Philosophy, Social Science and Policy

A collection of essays by Alexander Rosenberg discussing Darwinism's application to philosophical problems.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. A field guide to recent species of naturalism; 2. Naturalistic epistemology for eliminative materialists; 3. Limits to biological knowledge; 4. Reductionism redux: computing the embryo; 5. What happens to genetics when holism runs amok?; 6. The biological justification of ethics: a best-case scenario; 7. Moral realism and social science; 8; Contractarianism and the 'trolley' problem; 9. Does evolutionary theory give comfort or inspiration to economics?; 10. The politicial philosophy of biological endowments: some considerations; 11. Research tactics and economic strategies: the case of the human Genome project; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

A collection of essays by Alexander Rosenberg, discussing how Darwinian mechanisms account for human values, the character of social institutions, and the justification of our claims to knowledge in the sciences.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Rosenberg, Alexander (University of Georgia) Rosenberg
• Assisted by: Michael Ruse (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.03.2000
• EAN: 9780521664073
• ISBN: 978-0-521-66407-3
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosoph
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works