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UNINA9910480919203321 |
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Titolo |
Trees of Life [[electronic resource] ] : Essays in Philosophy of Biology / / edited by P.E. Griffiths |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1992 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 1992.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (VII, 277 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, , 0929-6425 ; ; 11 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Philosophy and science |
Biology—Philosophy |
Evolutionary biology |
History |
Philosophy of Science |
Philosophy of Biology |
Evolutionary Biology |
History, general |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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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Models of Cultural Evolution -- Punctuated Equilibrium and Macroevolution -- Margins of Cladistics: Identity, Difference and Place in the Emergence of Phylogenetic Systematics 1864–1975 -- Adaptive Explanation and the Concept of a Vestige -- Selection, Drift and the Aims of Evolutionary Theory -- Death of the Gene: Developmental Systems Strike Back -- Ontogeny and Phylogeny: A Case of Metarecapitulation? -- Against Ontogeny. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Australia and New Zealand boast an active community of scholars working in the field of history, philosophy and social studies of science. • Australasian Studies in History and Philosophy of Science' aims to provide a distinctive publication outlet for their work. Each volume comprises a group of essays on a connected theme, edited by an Australian or a New Zealander with special expertise in that particular area .. In each volume, a majority of the contributors is from Australia or New Zealand. O;mtributions from elsewhere are by no means ruled out, however, and are indeed actively encouraged wherever appropriate |
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