An edition of Contemporary debates in philosophy of biology
(2010)
Contemporary debates in philosophy of biology
by Francisco José Ayala
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Contemporary debates in philosophy of biology
2010, Wiley-Blackwell Pub.
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1405159987 9781405159982
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It is possible to reduce biological explanations to explanations in chemistry and/or physics / Evelyn Fox Keller
It is not possible to reduce biological explanations to explanations in chemistry and/or physics / John Dupré
Traits have evolved to function the way they do because of a past advantage / Mark Perlman
Traits have not evolved to function the way they do because of a past advantage / Robert Cummins and Martin Roth
Species are real biological entities / Michael F. Claridge
Species are not uniquely real biological entities / Brent D. Mishler
Selection does operate primarily on genes : in defense of the gene as the unit of selection / Carmen Sapienza
Selection does not operate primarily on genes / Richard M. Burian
Microevolution and macroevolution are governed by the same processes / Michael R. Dietrich
Microevolution and macroevolution are not governed by the same processes / Douglas H. Erwin
Evolutionary developmental biology offers a significant challenge to the neo-Darwinian paradigm / Manfred D. Laubichler
Evolutionary developmental biology does not offer a significant challenge to the neo-Darwinian paradigm / Alessandro Minelli
The basic components of the human mind were solidified during the Pleistocene epoch / Valerie G. Starratt and Todd K. Shackelford
The basic components of the human mind were not solidified during the Pleistocene epoch / Stephen M. Downes
Memetics does provide a useful way of understanding cultural evolution / Susan Blackmore
Memetics does not provide a useful way of understanding cultural evolution : a developmental perspective / William C. Wimsatt
The biological sciences can act as a ground for ethics / Michael Ruse
What the biological sciences can and cannot contribute to ethics / Francisco J. Ayala
There is a place for intelligent design in the philosophy of biology : intelligent design in (philosophy of) biology : some legitimate roles / Del Ratzsch
There is no place for intelligent design in the philosophy of biology : intelligent design is not science / Francisco J. Ayala.
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