Sex and death : an introduction to philosophy of biology / Kim Sterelny and Paul E. Griffiths
- Bib ID:
- 2887215
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Sterelny, Kim
- Description:
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- Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, c1999
- xv, 440 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0226773035 (acid-free paper) (alkaline paper) (cased) (cloth)
- 0226773043 (acid-free paper) (alkaline paper) (paperback)
- Series:
- Science and its conceptual foundations.
- Full contents:
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- Pt. I. Introduction. 1. Theory Really Matters: Philosophy of Biology and Social Issues. 2. The Received View of Evolution
- Pt. II. Genes, Molecules, and Organisms. 3. The Gene's Eye View of Evolution. 4. The Organism Strikes Back. 5. The Developmental Systems Alternative. 6. Mendel and Molecules. 7. Reduction: For and Against
- Pt. III. Organisms, Groups, and Species. 8. Organisms, Groups, and Superorganisms. 9. Species
- Pt. IV. Evolutionary Explanations. 10. Adaptation, Perfection, Function. 11. Adaptation, Ecology, and the Environment. 12. Life on Earth: The Big Picture
- Pt. V. Evolution and Human Nature. 13. From Sociobiology to Evolutionary Psychology. 14. A Case Study: Evolutionary Theories of Emotion
- Pt. VI. Concluding Thoughts. 15. What is Life?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-421) and index.
- Subject:
- Biology -- Philosophy
- Other authors/contributors:
- Griffiths, Paul E
- Copyright:
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