1st Edition
Philosophy of Biology A Contemporary Introduction
Introduction
Chapter 1: Darwin Makes a Science
Chapter 2: Biological Laws and Theories
Chapter 3: Further Problems of Darwinism: Adaptation, Drift, Function
Chapter 4:Reductionism About Biology
Chapter 5:Complexity, Directionality, and Progress in Evolution
Chapter 6: Genes, Groups, and Major Transitions
Chapter 7: Biology, Human Behaviour, Social Science and Moral Philosophy
Biography
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.
'A very impressive book. Coverage is complete without being overly encyclopedic and diffuse, and competing arguments are given fair and even-handed treatment.' - Gregory Frost-Arnold, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
