A Rosenberg
John Wiley & Sons
e druk, 2009
9781405183161
Philosophy of Biology – An Anthology
An Anthology
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Paperback, 464 blz.
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John Wiley & Sons |
e druk, 2009
ISBN13: 9781405183161
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Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies
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By combining excerpts from key historical writings with editors introductions and further reading material,
Philosophy of Biology: An Anthology offers a comprehensive, accessible, and up–to–date collection of the field s most significant works.
Addresses central questions such as What is life? and How did it begin? , and the most current research and arguments on evolution and developmental biology
Editorial notes throughout the text define, clarify, and qualify ideas, concepts and arguments
Includes material on evolutionary psychology and evolutionary developmental biology not found in other standard philosophy of biology anthologies
Further reading material assists novices in delving deeper into research in philosophy of biology
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Inhoudsopgave
Personal Acknowledgments
<p>Source Acknowledgments</p>
<p>General Introduction: A Short History of Philosophy of Biology: Alex Rosenberg and Robert Arp</p>
<p>Part I: Basic Principles and Proofs of Darwinism</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>1. Struggle for Existence and Natural Selection: Charles Darwin</p>
<p>2. Evolution: Eugenie G. Scott</p>
<p>Part II: Evolution and Chance</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>3. Beyond the Reach of Chance: Michael Denton</p>
<p>4. Accumulating Small Change: Richard Dawkins</p>
<p>5. Chance and Natural Selection: John Beatty</p>
<p>6. The Principle of Drift: Biology s First Law: Robert N. Brandon</p>
<p>Part III: The Tautology Problem</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>7. Darwin s Untimely Burial: Stephen Jay Gould</p>
<p>8. Adaptation and Evolutionary Theory: Robert N. Brandon</p>
<p>Part IV: Adaptationism</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>9. The Spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian Paradigm: A Critique of the Adaptationist Programme: Stephen Jay Gould and Richard C. Lewontin</p>
<p>10. How to Carry Out the Adaptationist Program?: Ernst Mayr</p>
<p>Part V: Biological Function and Teleology</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>11. The Modern Philosophical Resurrection of Teleology: Mark Perlman</p>
<p>12. Neo–Teleology: Robert Cummins</p>
<p>13. A Modern History Theory of Functions: Peter Godfrey–Smith</p>
<p>Part VI: Evolutionary Developmental Biology</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>14. Endless Forms: The Evolution of Gene Regulation and Morphological Diversity: Sean B. Carroll</p>
<p>15. Functional Evo–devo: Casper J. Breuker, Vincent Debat, and Christian Peter Klingenberg</p>
<p>Part VII: Reductionism and the Biological Sciences</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>16. 1953 and All That: A Tale of Two Sciences: Philip Kitcher</p>
<p>17. The Multiple Realizability Argument against Reductionism: Elliott Sober</p>
<p>Part VIII: Species and Classification Problems</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>18. Species, Taxonomy, and Systematics: Marc Ereshefsky</p>
<p>19. Spec;iation: A Catalogue and Critique of Species Concepts: Jerry A. Coyne and H. Allen Orr</p>
<p>Part IX: The Units of Selection Debate</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>20. Artifact, Cause, and Genic Selection: Elliott Sober and Richard C. Lewontin</p>
<p>21. The Return of the Gene: Kim Sterelny and Philip Kitcher</p>
<p>22. The Levels of Selection Debate: Philosophical Issues: Samir Okasha</p>
<p>Part X: Sociobiology and Ethics</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>23. Sociobiology: The New Synthesis: Edward O. Wilson</p>
<p>24. The Evolution of Cooperation: Robert Axelrod and William D. Hamilton</p>
<p>25. Darwinism in Moral Philosophy and Social Theory: Alex Rosenberg</p>
<p>Part XI: Evolutionary Psychology Introduction</p>
<p>26. Conceptual Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology: John Tooby and Leda Cosmides</p>
<p>27. The Environments of Our Hominin Ancestors, Tool–usage, and Scenario Visualization: Robert Arp</p>
<p>Part XII: Design and Creationism</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>28. Science and Creationism: Donald Prothero</p>
<p>29. Irreducible Complexity: Obstacle to Darwinian Evolution: Michael J. Behe</p>
<p>30. The Flagellum Unspun: The Collapse of "Irreducible Complexity": Kenneth R. Miller</p>
<p>Source Acknowledgments</p>
<p>General Introduction: A Short History of Philosophy of Biology: Alex Rosenberg and Robert Arp</p>
<p>Part I: Basic Principles and Proofs of Darwinism</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>1. Struggle for Existence and Natural Selection: Charles Darwin</p>
<p>2. Evolution: Eugenie G. Scott</p>
<p>Part II: Evolution and Chance</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>3. Beyond the Reach of Chance: Michael Denton</p>
<p>4. Accumulating Small Change: Richard Dawkins</p>
<p>5. Chance and Natural Selection: John Beatty</p>
<p>6. The Principle of Drift: Biology s First Law: Robert N. Brandon</p>
<p>Part III: The Tautology Problem</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>7. Darwin s Untimely Burial: Stephen Jay Gould</p>
<p>8. Adaptation and Evolutionary Theory: Robert N. Brandon</p>
<p>Part IV: Adaptationism</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>9. The Spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian Paradigm: A Critique of the Adaptationist Programme: Stephen Jay Gould and Richard C. Lewontin</p>
<p>10. How to Carry Out the Adaptationist Program?: Ernst Mayr</p>
<p>Part V: Biological Function and Teleology</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>11. The Modern Philosophical Resurrection of Teleology: Mark Perlman</p>
<p>12. Neo–Teleology: Robert Cummins</p>
<p>13. A Modern History Theory of Functions: Peter Godfrey–Smith</p>
<p>Part VI: Evolutionary Developmental Biology</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>14. Endless Forms: The Evolution of Gene Regulation and Morphological Diversity: Sean B. Carroll</p>
<p>15. Functional Evo–devo: Casper J. Breuker, Vincent Debat, and Christian Peter Klingenberg</p>
<p>Part VII: Reductionism and the Biological Sciences</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>16. 1953 and All That: A Tale of Two Sciences: Philip Kitcher</p>
<p>17. The Multiple Realizability Argument against Reductionism: Elliott Sober</p>
<p>Part VIII: Species and Classification Problems</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>18. Species, Taxonomy, and Systematics: Marc Ereshefsky</p>
<p>19. Spec;iation: A Catalogue and Critique of Species Concepts: Jerry A. Coyne and H. Allen Orr</p>
<p>Part IX: The Units of Selection Debate</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>20. Artifact, Cause, and Genic Selection: Elliott Sober and Richard C. Lewontin</p>
<p>21. The Return of the Gene: Kim Sterelny and Philip Kitcher</p>
<p>22. The Levels of Selection Debate: Philosophical Issues: Samir Okasha</p>
<p>Part X: Sociobiology and Ethics</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>23. Sociobiology: The New Synthesis: Edward O. Wilson</p>
<p>24. The Evolution of Cooperation: Robert Axelrod and William D. Hamilton</p>
<p>25. Darwinism in Moral Philosophy and Social Theory: Alex Rosenberg</p>
<p>Part XI: Evolutionary Psychology Introduction</p>
<p>26. Conceptual Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology: John Tooby and Leda Cosmides</p>
<p>27. The Environments of Our Hominin Ancestors, Tool–usage, and Scenario Visualization: Robert Arp</p>
<p>Part XII: Design and Creationism</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>28. Science and Creationism: Donald Prothero</p>
<p>29. Irreducible Complexity: Obstacle to Darwinian Evolution: Michael J. Behe</p>
<p>30. The Flagellum Unspun: The Collapse of "Irreducible Complexity": Kenneth R. Miller</p>