03628nam 2200649 a 450 991014441460332120200520144314.01-78268-628-21-282-34206-197866123420661-4051-8026-90-470-69659-10-470-69584-6(CKB)1000000000687443(EBL)470333(OCoLC)609849132(SSID)ssj0000292155(PQKBManifestationID)11210924(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000292155(PQKBWorkID)10268953(PQKB)11518654(MiAaPQ)EBC470333(Au-PeEL)EBL470333(CaPaEBR)ebr10297931(CaONFJC)MIL234206(PPN)158804007(EXLCZ)99100000000068744320070618d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA companion to the philosophy of biology[electronic resource] /edited by Sahotra Sarkar and Anya PlutynskiMalden, MA Blackwell Pub.20081 online resource (617 p.)Blackwell companions to philosophy ;39Description based upon print version of record.1-4443-3785-8 1-4051-2572-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Molecular Biology and Genetics; 1 Gene Concepts; 2 Biological Information; 3 Heredity and Heritability; 4 Genomics, Proteomics, and Beyond; Part II Evolution; 5 Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism; 6 Systematics and Taxonomy; 7 Population Genetics; 8 The Units and Levels of Selection; 9 Molecular Evolution; 10 Speciation and Macroevolution; 11 Adaptationism; Part III Developmental Biology; 12 Phenotypic Plasticity and Reaction Norms13 Explaining the Ontogeny of Form: Philosophical Issues14 Development and Evolution; Part IV Medicine; 15 Self and Nonself; 16 Health and Disease; Part V Ecology; 17 Population Ecology; 18 Complexity, Diversity, and Stability; 19 Ecosystems; 20 Biodiversity: Its Meaning and Value; Part VI Mind and Behavior; 21 Ethology, Sociobiology, and Evolutionary Psychology; 22 Cooperation; 23 Language and Evolution; Part VII Experimentation, Theory, and Themes; 24 What is Life?; 25 Experimentation; 26 Laws and Theories; 27 Models; 28 Function and Teleology; 29 Reductionism in Biology; IndexComprised of essays by top scholars in the field, this volume offers detailed overviews of philosophical issues raised by biology.Brings together a team of eminent scholars to explore the philosophical issues raised by biologyAddresses traditional and emerging topics, spanning molecular biology and genetics, evolution, developmental biology, immunology, ecology, mind and behaviour, neuroscience, and experimentationBegins with a thorough introduction to the fieldGoes beyond previous treatments that focused only on evolution to give equal attention to other areas, such asBlackwell companions to philosophy ;39.BiologyPhilosophyBiologyPhilosophy.570.1Sarkar Sahotra53239Plutynski Anya879068MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910144414603321A companion to the philosophy of biology1963078UNINA