03783nam 2200685Ia 450 991095439440332120200520144314.0978079148088507914808879781429427777142942777910.1515/9780791480885(CKB)1000000000469614(OCoLC)78522770(CaPaEBR)ebrary10575914(SSID)ssj0000134918(PQKBManifestationID)11143438(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000134918(PQKBWorkID)10076891(PQKB)10651545(MdBmJHUP)muse6477(Au-PeEL)EBL3407488(CaPaEBR)ebr10575914(OCoLC)923405645(DE-B1597)683621(DE-B1597)9780791480885(MiAaPQ)EBC3407488(Perlego)2674040(EXLCZ)99100000000046961420051214d2007 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDarwin and the nature of species /David N. Stamos1st ed.Albany State University of New York Pressc20071 online resource (295 p.) SUNY series in philosophy and biologyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780791469385 0791469387 9780791469378 0791469379 Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-265) and index.Intro -- Darwin and the Nature of Species -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A History of Nominalist Interpretation -- 2. Taxon, Category, and Laws of Nature -- 3. The Horizontal/Vertical Distinction and the Language Analogy -- 4. Common Descent and Natural Classification -- 5. Natural Selection and the Unity of Science -- 6. Not Sterility, Fertility, or Niches -- 7. The Varieties Problem -- 8. Darwin's Strategy -- 9. Concept Change in Scientific Revolutions -- 10. Darwin and the New Historiography -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.Since the 1859 publication of On the Origin of Species, the concept of "species" in biology has been widely debated, with its precise definition far from settled. And yet, amazingly, there have been no books devoted to Charles Darwin's thinking on the term until now. David N. Stamos gives us a groundbreaking, historical reconstruction of Darwin's detailed, yet often misinterpreted, thoughts on this complex concept.Stamos provides a thorough and detailed analysis of Darwin's extensive writings, both published and unpublished, in order to reveal Darwin's actual species concept. Stamos argues that Darwin had a unique evolutionary species concept in mind, one that was not at all a product of his time. Challenging currently accepted views that believe Darwin was merely following the species ascriptions of his fellow naturalists, Stamos works to prove that this prevailing, nominalistic view should be overturned. This book also addresses three issues pertinent to the philosophy of science: the modern species problem, the nature of concept change in scientific revolutions, and the contextualist trend in professional history of science.SUNY series in philosophy and biology.SpeciesPhilosophySpeciesPhilosophy.578/.012Stamos David N.1957-1661979MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954394403321Darwin and the nature of species4361444UNINA