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This is a concise, comprehensive, and accessible introduction to the philosophy of biology written by a leading authority on the subject. Geared to philosophers, biologists, and students of both, the book provides sophisticated and innovative coverage of the central topics and many of the latest dev...

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Autor principal: Godfrey-Smith, Peter (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Edición:Course Book
Colección:Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy ; 8
Temas:
Biology > Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY / General.
Allele.
Altruism.
Ambiguity.
Asexual reproduction.
Bacteria.
Behavior.
Ben Kerr.
Biological Theory (journal).
Biologist.
Biology.
Causality.
Cell biology.
Cell division.
Ceteris paribus.
Charles Darwin.
Chromosome.
Cistron.
Cladistics.
Common descent.
Computation.
Cooperation.
Copying.
Darwinism.
Derek.
Developmental biology.
Ecology.
Elliott Sober.
Emergence.
Eukaryote.
Evolution of the eye.
Evolution.
Evolutionary biology.
Evolutionary game theory.
Explanation.
Fitness (biology).
Further (bus).
Gene Frequency.
Gene expression.
Gene pool.
Gene product.
Gene.
Genotype.
Gregor Mendel.
Harvard University.
Idealization.
Interactor.
John Maynard Smith.
Kim Sterelny.
Kin selection.
Kleiber's law.
Kritika (journal).
Marc Ereshefsky.
Mating.
Mendelian inheritance.
Metabolism.
Model organism.
Molecular biology.
Molecule.
Multicellular organism.
Natural selection.
Nucleic acid sequence.
Nucleotide.
On the Origin of Species.
Organism.
Phenotype.
Phenotypic plasticity.
Philosopher.
Philosophy of biology.
Philosophy of science.
Phylogenetics.
Phylum.
Physical law.
Plant breeding.
Prisoner's dilemma.
Probability.
Protein.
RNA.
Regulation of gene expression.
Reproduction.
Reproductive success.
Result.
Ribosome.
Richard Dawkins.
Scientist.
Sexual reproduction.
Single-nucleotide polymorphism.
Skillings.
Species.
Spontaneous generation.
Stanford University.
Student (magazine).
The Philosopher.
Theory.
Trade-off.
Trait theory.
Unit of selection.
Universal Darwinism.
Weisberg.
Willi Hennig.
Writing.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter One. Philosophy and Biology
  • Chapter Two. Laws, Mechanisms, and Models
  • Chapter Three. Evolution and Natural Selection
  • Chapter Four. Adaptation, Construction, Function
  • Chapter Five. Individuals
  • Chapter Six. Genes
  • Chapter Seven. Species and the Tree of Life
  • Chapter Eight. Evolution and Social Behavior
  • Chapter Nine. Information
  • References
  • Index

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