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What makes biology unique? : considerations on the autonomy of a scientific discipline /
"This new book, a collection of some revised and some new essays written in time for his 100th birthday by the most eminent evolutionary biologist of the past century, explores biology as an autonomous science, offers insights on the history of evolutionary thought, critiques the contributions...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Science and sciences
- 2. The autonomy of biology
- 3. Teleology
- 4. Analysis or reductionism
- 5. Darwin's influence on modern thought
- 6. Darwin's five theories of evolution
- 7. Maturation of Darwinism
- 8. Selection
- 9. Do Thomas Kuhn's scientific revolutions take place?
- 10. Another look at the species problem
- 11. The origin of humans
- 12. Are we alone in this vast universe.