Evolutionary Naturalism - Selected Essays

Zusatztext 'A readable and forthright presentation ... on the relevance of evolution to philosophy ... a useful introduction for students' - Nature Informationen zum Autor Michael Ruse Klappentext A collection of essays on the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology which put the theory of knowledge and of moral behaviour on a philosophical basis informed by contemporary evolutionary biological theory. Zusammenfassung A collection of essays on the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology which put the theory of knowledge and of moral behaviour on a philosophical basis informed by contemporary evolutionary biological theory. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; I: Case Studies; Introduction; 1: Ought Philosophers Consider Scientific Discovery?; 2: Are Pictures Really Necessary?; 3: Controversy in Palaeontology; II: Evolutionary Epistemology; Introduction; 4: A Threefold Parallelism for Our Time?; 5: Scientific Change is a Family Affair!; 6: The View from Somewhere; III: Evolutionary Ethics; 7: Evolutionary Biology and Cultural Values; 8: Evolution and Ethics; 9: Evolutionary Ethics

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• Authors: Michael Ruse, Ruse Michael
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.02.1995
• EAN: 9780415089975
• ISBN: 978-0-415-08997-5
• No. of pages: 326
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science