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Brill's companion to the philosophy of biology : entities, processes, implications /
"In this volume, Andrea Borghini and Elena Casetta introduce a wide spectrum of key philosophical problems related to life sciences in a neat framework and an accessible style, with a special emphasis on metaphysical issues. The volume is divided into three parts. The first addresses the two ma...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Italiano |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2019]
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| Colección: | Brill's companions to philosophy. Contemporary philosophy ;
v. 4. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "In this volume, Andrea Borghini and Elena Casetta introduce a wide spectrum of key philosophical problems related to life sciences in a neat framework and an accessible style, with a special emphasis on metaphysical issues. The volume is divided into three parts. The first addresses the two main questions stemming from life sciences: what is life, and what is the correct understanding of the theory of evolution? The second part looks at metaphysical questions concerning biological entities: environments, species, organisms, and biological individuals. The third part focuses on theoretical questions of particular ethical and political significance: sex and gender, the biotechnological revolution, and the evolution of behavior and culture. Each chapter is followed by a list of further readings"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 267 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 9789004400160 9004400168 |