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Author:   R. Paul Thompson (University of Toronto) ,  Denis Walsh (University of Toronto)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9781316649671

ISBN 10:   1316649679
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   23 March 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Human evolution: the three grand challenges of human biology Francisco Ayala; Part I. Evolution and Theology: 2. Evolutionary theory, causal completeness, and theism - the case of 'guided' mutation Elliott Sober; 3. Religion, truth and progress Philip Kitcher; Part II. Taxonomy and Systematics: 4. Consilience, historicity, and the species problem Marc Ereshefsky; 5. DNA barcoding and taxonomic practice David Castle; Part III. The Structure of Evolutionary Theory: 6. Darwin's theory and the value of mathematical formalisation R. Paul Thompson; 7. Population genetics, economic theory, and eugenics in R. A. Fisher Jean Gayon; 8. Exploring development and evolution on the tangled bank Jane Maienschein and Manfred Laubichler; Part IV. Function, Adaptation and Design: 9. Darwin's cyclopean architect John Beatty; 10. Function and teleology Denis Walsh; 11. How physics fakes design Alex Rosenberg.

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'This volume is not just an homage to Ruse, it contains provocative and creative essays by an impressive list of all-stars in the philosophy of biology.' Richard A. Richards, The Quarterly Review of Biology

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R. Paul Thompson is Professor in the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. His most recent books include The Structure of Biological Theories (1989) and Agro-Technology (Cambridge, 2011) and he is editor of Issues in Evolutionary Ethics (1995). Denis Walsh holds the Canada Research Chair in the Philosophy of Biology and is a member of the Department of Philosophy at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, and the Department for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. He is editor of Naturalism, Evolution and Mind (Cambridge, 2001).

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