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Author:   Michael Ruse (Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy, Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy, Florida State University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.057kg
ISBN:  

9780199737260

ISBN 10:   0199737266
Pages:   656
Publication Date:   23 December 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contributors Introduction - Michael Ruse 1. History of the Philosophy of Biology, David Hull 2. Natural Selection and the Structure of Evolutionary Theory, Michael Ruse 3. Population Thinking, Andre Ariew 4. Testing and Optimality Models, Steven Orzack 5. Teleology, Denis Walsh 6. Evolvability, Roger Sansom 7. Species and Taxonomy, Richard Richards 8. Chance and Contingency, John Beatty 9. Macroevolution, David Sepkoski 10. Molecular Biology and Reduction, Ken Waters 11. Origins of Life Studies, James Greisemer 12. Evo-Devo, Jason Robert 13. Philosophical Issues Arising from Genomics, Zac Ernst 14. Animal Behavior, Stephen Crowley and Colin Allen 15. Neurocience, Adina Roskies and Ian Gold 16. Teleological Theories of Mental Content, Karen Neander 17. Sociobiology, Evolutionary Psych, and Cultural Evolution, Matteo Mameli 18. Evolution of Moral Norms, William Harms and Brian Skyrms 19. Genes and Society, Lisa Gannett 20. The Concept of Race in Medicine, Robin Andreasen 21. Ecology and the Environment, Anya Plutynski 22. Agriculture and Agricultural Biotechnology, David Castle 23. Biology and Religion, Nancey Murphy and Jeffrey Schloss 24. Feminist Philosophy of Biology, Carla Fehr 25. Rhetoric in Biology, Ana Barahona and Vladimir Cachón

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<br> The philosophy of biology is thriving as never before, and the hefty Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Biology --edited by the philosopher/historian Michael Ruse, who is as responsible as anyone for the field's current flourishing --is ample testament to the continuing vitality of what Ruse rightly describes in his introduction as 'an incredibly exciting area of research.' --Philosophy in Review<p><br>

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Michael Ruse is Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy, Florida State University

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