LEADER 05455nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910139967303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-20471-1 010 $a9786613204714 010 $a1-119-97240-X 010 $a1-4443-1492-0 010 $a1-4443-1493-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000822212 035 $a(EBL)470197 035 $a(OCoLC)536135806 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000336163 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11289974 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336163 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10279722 035 $a(PQKB)11107771 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470197 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL470197 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10355293 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL320471 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000822212 100 $a20090818d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aContemporary debates in philosophy of biology /$fedited by Francisco J. Ayala and Robert Arp 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMalden, MA $cBlackwell Pub.$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (440 p.) 225 1 $aContemporary debates in philosophy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-5999-5 311 $a1-4051-5998-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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 Biological Entities""; ""CHAPTER SIX Species Are Not Uniquely Real Biological Entities""; ""PART IV DOES SELECTION OPERATE PRIMARILY ON GENES?"" 327 $a""Introduction""""References and Further Reading""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN Selection Does Operate Primarily on Genes: In Defense of the Gene as the Unit of Selection""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT Selection Does Not Operate Primarily on Genes""; ""PART V ARE MICROEVOLUTION AND MACROEVOLUTION GOVERNED BY THE SAME PROCESSES?""; ""Introduction""; ""References and Further Reading""; ""CHAPTER NINE Microevolution and Macroevolution are Governed by the Same Processes""; ""CHAPTER TEN Microevolution and Macroevolution Are Not Governed by the Same Processes"" 327 $a""PART VI DOES EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY OFFER A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE TO THE NEO-DARWINIAN PARADIGM?""""Introduction""; ""References and Further Reading""; ""CHAPTER ELEVEN Evolutionary Developmental Biology Offers a Significant Challenge to the Neo-Darwinian Paradigm""; ""CHAPTER TWELVE Evolutionary Developmental Biology Does Not Offer a Significant Challenge to the Neo-Darwinian Paradigm""; ""PART VII WERE THE BASIC COMPONENTS OF THE HUMAN MIND SOLIDIFIED DURING THE PLEISTOCENE EPOCH?""; ""Introduction""; ""References and Further Reading"" 327 $a""CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Basic Components of the Human Mind Were Solidified During the Pleistocene Epoch""""CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Basic Components of the Human Mind Were Not Solidified During the Pleistocene Epoch""; ""PART VIII DOES MEMETICS PROVIDE A USEFUL WAY OF UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL EVOLUTION?""; ""Introduction""; ""References and Further Reading""; ""CHAPTER FIFTEEN Memetics Does Provide a Useful Way of Understanding Cultural Evolution""; ""CHAPTER SIXTEEN Memetics Does Not Provide a Useful Way of Understanding Cultural Evolution"" 327 $a""PART IX CAN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ACT AS A GROUND FOR ETHICS?"" 330 $aThis collection of specially commissioned essays puts top scholars head to head to debate the central issues in the lively and fast growing field of philosophy of biology Brings together original essays on ten of the most hotly debated questions in philosophy of biology Lively head-to-head debate format sharply defines the issues and paves the way for further discussion Includes coverage of the new and vital area of evolutionary developmental biology, as well as the concept of a unified species, the role of genes in selection, the differences between micro- and macro-evolution, and much more 410 0$aContemporary debates in philosophy. 606 $aBiology$xPhilosophy 606 $aEvolution (Biology)$xPhilosophy 615 0$aBiology$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aEvolution (Biology)$xPhilosophy. 676 $a570.1 676 $a574.01 701 $aAyala$b Francisco Jose$f1934-$0355885 701 $aArp$b Robert$0876183 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910139967303321 996 $aContemporary debates in philosophy of biology$94194760 997 $aUNINA