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" Philosophy of biology / "
Peter Godfrey-Smith
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BL
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632416
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Godfrey-Smith, Peter
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Philosophy of biology /\ Peter Godfrey-Smith
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| Series Statement
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Princeton foundations of contemporary philosophy
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187 pages ;; 22 cm
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9780691140018 (cloth : acid-free paper)
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: 0691140014 (cloth : acid-free paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-178) and index
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| Contents
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Philosophy and biology -- Laws, mechanisms, and models -- Evolution and natural selection -- Adaptation, construction, function -- Individuals -- Genes -- Species and the tree of life -- Evolution and social behavior -- Information
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| Abstract
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This is an introduction to the philosophy of biology. The book provides sophisticated and innovative coverage of the central topics and many of the latest developments in the field. Emphasizing connections between biological theories and other areas of philosophy, and carefully explaining both philosophical and biological terms, Peter Godfrey-Smith discusses the relation between philosophy and science; examines the role of laws, mechanistic explanation, and idealized models in biological theories; describes evolution by natural selection; and assesses attempts to extend Darwin's mechanism to explain changes in ideas, culture, and other phenomena. Further topics include functions and teleology, individuality and organisms, species, the tree of life, and human nature. The book closes with detailed treatments of the evolution of cooperation, of information in biology, and of the role of communication in living systems at all scales
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Biology-- Philosophy
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Biology
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Biological Evolution
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Philosophy
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570
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QH331.G615 2014
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QH 331
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2014 I-465
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