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PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY
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By: |
Elliott Sober |
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Paperback |
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£48.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0813391261 |
ISBN 13: |
9780813391267 |
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INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US |
Pub. date: |
12 January, 2000 |
Pages: |
256 |
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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. |
Synopsis: |
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. |
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US |
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Westview Press Inc |
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