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Philosophy of Biology, 2nd Edition (Dimensions of Philosophy) 🔍
Routledge, Taylor & Francis (Unlimited), New York, 2009
Elliott Sober 🔍
description
A guide to some of the developments that have occurred in the philosophy of biology. Covering such issues as evolutionary theory, creationism, teleology, nature versus nurture and sociobiology, this book provides an overview of the current state of play in this rapidly-changing discipline. Perhaps because of it implications for our understanding of human nature, recent philosophy of biology has seen what might be the most dramatic work in the philosophies of the ?special? sciences. This drama has centered on evolutionary theory, and in the second edition of this textbook, Elliott Sober introduces the reader to the most important issues of these developments. With a rare combination of technical sophistication and clarity of expression, Sober engages both the higher level of theory and the direct implications for such controversial issues as creationism, teleology, nature versus nurture, and sociobiology. Above all, the reader will gain from this book a firm grasp of the structure of evolutionary theory, the evidence for it, and the scope of its explanatory significance
Alternative title
Philosophy of Biology (Dimensions of Philosophy Series)
Alternative author
Sober, Elliott
Alternative publisher
Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press
Alternative publisher
Basic Books
Alternative publisher
Perseus
Alternative edition
Dimensions of philosophy series, 2nd ed, Boulder, Colo, 2000
Alternative edition
Dimensions of Philosophy Series, 2 edition, January 1, 2000
Alternative edition
United States, United States of America
Alternative edition
2nd, PT, 1999
Alternative description
xvi, 236 p. : 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-229)
Alternative description
We talk of stars evolving from red giants to white dwarfs.
date open sourced
2023-06-28
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