Science As a Process: An Evolutionary Account of the Social and Conceptual Development of Science (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations Series)

586 pp., xiii. '1' in number line. Following the List of Illustrations and Tables, and the Preface, contents divided into 14 Chapters and Appendices: (1)" Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and the Science of Science"; (2) "Up from Darwin"; (3) "Up from Aristotle"; (4) "A Clash of Doctrines"; (5) "Systematists at War"; (6) "Down with Darwinism--Long Live Darwinism"; (7) "Down with Cladism--Long Live Cladism"; (8) "The Need for a Mechanism"; (9) "Secrecy and Bias in Science"; (10) "The Visible Hand"; (11) "A General Analysis of Selection Processes"; (12) "Science as a Selection Process"; (13) "Conceptual Interactions"; (14) "Conclusion"; APPENDICES: (A) "Annual Meetings"; (B) "Presidents of the Society of Systematic Zoology"; (C) "Editors of Systematic Zoology" [Journal]; (D) "Most-Cited Papers in Systematic Zoology" [Journal]; (E) "Founding Fellows of the Willi Hennig Society"; (F) "Citation Analysis of Leading Cladistic Texts"; (G) "Personality Profiles of R.R. Sokal, G. Nelson, and G. Ball"; (H) "Acceptance of Darwin's Theory between 1859 and 1869"; (I) "Best Student Papers"; (J) "Interviews"; References, pp. 539-573; Name Index, pp. 575-583; Subject Index, pp. 584-586. Glossy black Illustrated dustwrapper not price-clipped (No price) with Large Title and Author name lettering in white letters over black ground across top and bottom front cover, respectively; Subtitle in small orange letters on lower middle right front cover; Illustration of Antonio Polliauiolo's engraving,"The Battle of Ten Naked Men" (Fifteenth Century) across middle and upper middle front cover. Bottom right spine corner tip rub to both dw and book and some minor, soft horizontal creases across top and bottom of rear cover only: describes worse than it is, but there you have it: Essentially, Fine or, arguably, As New ensemble. Strong binding; Sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO rubbing wear, essentially; NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Gift-Giving Condition or you may need new friends, else gift yourself. (Large, heavy book will not fit USPS Priority Mail Standard envelope: shipping may be increased at time of purchase.).…