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Philosophy, Biology and Life (Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements)

By Anthony O'Hear

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
0521678455, 9780521678452
LCC
QH331 .P4677 2005
Open Library ID
OL3428675M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10621303 bytes)
Volume
56
Edition
1
Pages
336\335
Topic
Biology Biophysics
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

It has been claimed that following the decline of Marxism and Freudianism, Darwinism has become the dominant intellectual paradigm of our day. In the mass media there are many bitter disputes between today's new Darwinians and their opponents, often over religion. But the 'neo-Darwinian paradigm' is not as simple or as seamless as either its advocates or its opponents would sometimes have us believe. Biology is in a state of development which defies the standard stereotypes. The papers in this volume, written by some of the leading philosophers in the field, bring out many of the fascinating and complex issues which arise in current attempts to account for life and its development.

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