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The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Biology
Ruse, Michael (Editor),
Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy,
Florida State University
Print publication date: 2008 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-518205-7 Published to Oxford Handbooks Online: September 2009 doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195182057.001.0001 |
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Abstract:
Introduction – The History of the Philosophy of Biology – Darwinian Evolutionary Theory: Its Structure and Its Mechanism – Population Thinking – Testing Adaptive Hypotheses, Optimality Models, and Adaptationism – Teleology – Evolvability – Species and Taxonomy – Chance Variation and Evolutionary Contingency: Darwin, Simpson, The Simpsons, and Gould – Macroevolution – Beyond Theoretical Reduction and Layer-Cake Antireduction: How DNA Retooled Genetics and Transformed Biological Practice – Origins of Life Studies – Evo-Devo – Philosophical Issues Arising from Genomics – Animal Behavior – Philosophy of Neuroscience – Teleological Theories of Mental Content: Can Darwin Solve the Problem of Intentionality? – Sociobiology, Evolutionary Psychology, and Cultural Evolution – Evolution of Moral Norms – Genes and Society – The Concept of Race in Medicine – Ecology and the Environment – Agriculture and Agricultural Biotechnology – Biology and Religion – Feminist Philosophy of Biology – The Rhetorical Dimension of Stephen Jay Gould's Work
Keywords: philosophy of biology, chance, concept, content, evolution, evolutionary psychology, intention, intentionality, life, mechanism, model, neuroscience, philosophy, population, rhetoric, society, species, theory, thinking, feminist philosophy, models, race
Introduction
Ruse, Michael
1.
The History of the Philosophy of Biology
Hull, David L.
2.
Darwinian Evolutionary Theory: Its Structure and Its Mechanism
Ruse, Michael
3.
Population Thinking
Ariew, André
4.
Testing Adaptive Hypotheses, Optimality Models, and Adaptationism
Orzack, Steven Hecht
5.
Teleology
Walsh, Denis
6.
Evolvability
Sansom, Roger
7.
Species and Taxonomy
Richards, Richard A.
9.
Macroevolution
Sepkoski, David
11.
Origins of Life Studies
Griesemer, James
12.
Evo-Devo
Robert, Jason Scott
13.
Philosophical Issues Arising from Genomics
Ernst, Zachary
14.
Animal Behavior
Crowley, Stephen J.
Allen, Colin
15.
Philosophy of Neuroscience
Gold, Ian
Roskies, Adina L.
16.
Teleological Theories of Mental Content
Neander, Karen
17.
Sociobiology, Evolutionary Psychology, and Cultural Evolution
Mameli, Matteo
18.
Evolution of Moral Norms
Harms, William
Skyrms, Brian
19.
Genes and Society
Gannett, Lisa
20.
The Concept of Race in Medicine
Andreasen, Robin O.
21.
Ecology and the Environment
Plutynski, Anya
22.
Agriculture and Agricultural Biotechnology
Castle, David
23.
Biology and Religion
Murphy, Nancey
Schloss, Jeffrey P.
24.
Feminist Philosophy of Biology
Fehr, Carla
25.
The Rhetorical Dimension of Stephen Jay Gould's Work
Barahona, Ana
Cachón, Vladimir
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