A companion to the philosophy of biology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Sahotra Sarkar and Anya Plutynski

• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (617 p.)
• Disciplina: 570.1
• Soggetto topico: Biology - Philosophy
• Altri autori: SarkarSahotra PlutynskiAnya
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Norms ; 13 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Comprised 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 as
• Titolo autorizzato: A companion to the philosophy of biology
• ISBN: 1-78268-628-2; 1-282-34206-1; 9786612342066; 1-4051-8026-9; 0-470-69659-1; 0-470-69584-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910144414603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell companions to philosophy ; ; 39.