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Philosophy of Biology Today

English · Paperback / Softback

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This short and highly accessible volume opens up the subject of the philosophy of biology to professionals and to students in both disciplines. The text covers briefly and clearly all of the pertinent topics in the subject, dealing with both human and non-human issues, and quite uniquely surveying not only scholars in the English-speaking world but others elsewhere, including the Eastern block.
As molecular biologists peer ever more deeply into life's mysteries, there are those who fear that such 'reductionism' conceals more than it reveals, and there are those who complain that the new techniques threaten the physical safety of us all. As students of evolution apply their new-found understanding to our own species, some people think that this is merely an excuse for racist and sexist propaganda, and others worry that the whole exercise blatantly violates the religious beliefs many of us hold dear. These controversies are the joint concern of biologists and philosophers-of those whose task it is to study the theoretical and moral foundations of knowledge.
The comprehensive and fully up-to-date bibliography makes this an invaluable and indispensable guide.


About the author

Michael Ruse is Professor of History and Philosophy at the University of Guelph in Canada. He is the founding editor of the journal Biology and Philosophy and is the author of ten books.

Product details

Authors Michael Ruse
Publisher State University of New York Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 23.11.1988
 
EAN 9780887069116
ISBN 978-0-88706-911-6
No. of pages 166
Dimensions 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
Weight 200 g
Series SUNY Series in Philosophy
SUNY series in Philosophy
Suny Philosophy and Biology
Subject Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works

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