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Titolo |
Contemporary debates in philosophy of biology / / edited by Francisco J. Ayala and Robert Arp |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-20471-1 |
9786613204714 |
1-119-97240-X |
1-4443-1492-0 |
1-4443-1493-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (440 p.) |
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Collana |
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Contemporary debates in philosophy |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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AyalaFrancisco Jose <1934-> |
ArpRobert |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Biology - Philosophy |
Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology""; ""Contents""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""General Introduction""; ""References and Further Reading""; ""PART I IS IT POSSIBLE TOREDUCE BIOLOGICALEXPLANATIONS TOEXPLANATIONS INCHEMISTRY AND/ORPHYSICS?""; ""Introduction""; ""References and Further Reading""; ""CHAPTER ONE It Is Possible to Reduce Biological Explanations to Explanations in Chemistry and/or Physics""; ""CHAPTER TWO It Is Not Possible to Reduce Biological Explanations to Explanations in Chemistry and/or Physics"" |
""PART II HAVE TRAITS EVOLVED TO FUNCTION THE WAY THEY DO BECAUSE OF A PAST ADVANTAGE?""""Introduction""; ""References and Further Reading""; ""CHAPTER THREE Traits Have Evolved to Function the Way They Do Because of a Past Advantage""; ""CHAPTER FOUR Traits Have Not Evolved to Function the Way They Do Because of a Past Advantage""; ""PART III ARE SPECIES REAL?""; ""Introduction""; ""References and Further Reading""; ""CHAPTER FIVE Species Are Real |
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