Record Nr.

UNINA9910457614303321

Autore

Mayr Ernst <1904-2005, >

Titolo

What makes biology unique? : considerations on the autonomy of a scientific discipline / / Ernst Mayr [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004

ISBN


1-107-16300-5
1-280-54117-2
9786610541171
0-511-21567-3
0-511-21746-3
0-511-21209-7
0-511-31599-6
0-511-61718-6
0-511-21386-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 232 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

570/.1

Soggetti

Biology - Philosophy

Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Science and sciences -- 2. The autonomy of biology -- 3. Teleology -- 4. Analysis or reductionism -- 5. Darwin's influence on modern thought -- 6. Darwin's five theories of evolution -- 7. Maturation of Darwinism -- 8. Selection -- 9. Do Thomas Kuhn's scientific revolutions take place? -- 10. Another look at the species problem -- 11. The origin of humans -- 12. Are we alone in this vast universe.

Science and sciences -- The autonomy of biology -- Teleology -- Analysis or reductionism? -- Darwin's influence on modern thought -- Darwin's five theories of evolution -- Maturation of Darwinism -- Selection -- Do Thomas Kuhn's scientific revolutions take place? -- Another look at the species problem -- The origin of humans -- Are we alone in this vast universe?

Sommario/riassunto

This book, a collection of essays written by the most eminent

evolutionary biologist of the twentieth century, explores biology as an autonomous science, offers insights on the history of evolutionary thought, critiques the contributions of philosophy to the science of biology, and comments on several of the major ongoing issues in evolutionary theory. Notably, Mayr explains that Darwin's theory of evolution is actually five separate theories, each with its own history, trajectory and impact. Natural selection is a separate idea from common descent, and from geographic speciation, and so on. A number of the perennial Darwinian controversies may well have been caused by the confounding of the five separate theories into a single composite. Those interested in evolutionary theory, or the philosophy and history of science will find useful ideas in this book, which should appeal to virtually anyone with a broad curiosity about biology.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463260903321

Autore

Hłasko Marek

Titolo

Beautiful Twentysomethings / / by Marek Hłasko ; translated by Ross Ufberg ; foreword by Jarosław Anders ; Shaun Allshouse, design

Pubbl/distr/stampa


DeKalb, Illinois : , : NIU Press, , 2013
©2013

ISBN

1-5017-5680-X

1-60909-095-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Collana

NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Disciplina

891.8/537

Soggetti

Authors, Polish - 20th century

Electronic books.