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Philosophy of Biology, 2nd Edition (Dimensions of Philosophy)

By Elliott Sober

Book information

Publisher
Westview Press
Year
2000
ISBN
0813391261, 9780813391267
Open Library ID
OL8024997M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
37 MB (38724310 bytes)
Edition
2nd
Pages
256\251
Topic
Biology Biophysics
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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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