Philosophy of Biology: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy) - Hardcover

Rosenberg, Alex; McShea, Daniel W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415315921 ISBN 13: 9780415315920

Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

Is life a purely physical process? What is human nature? Which of our traits is essential to us? In this volume, Daniel McShea and Alex Rosenberg – a biologist and a philosopher, respectively – join forces to create a new gateway to the philosophy of biology; making the major issues accessible and relevant to biologists and philosophers alike.

Exploring concepts such as supervenience; the controversies about genocentrism and genetic determinism; and the debate about major transitions central to contemporary thinking about macroevolution; the authors lay out the broad terms in which we should assess the impact of biology on human capacities, social institutions and ethical values.

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About the Author

Alex Rosenberg is R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University.  He is the author of Philosophy of Science: a Contemporary Introduction (2nd edition, 2005) and co-editor with Yuri Balashov of Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Readings (2002).

Daniel W. McShea is Associate Professor of Biology at Duke University. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415315921
• ISBN 13: 9780415315920
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256