Sahotra Sarkar, Anya Plutynski

A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology

Sprecher: Telles, Gary

• MP3-CD

Produktbeschreibung

A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology offers concise overviews of philosophical issues raised by all areas of biology. Addressing both traditional and emerging areas of philosophical interest, the volume focuses on the philosophical implications of evolutionary theory as well as key topics such as molecular biology, immunology, and ecology. Comprising essays by top scholars in the field, this volume is an authoritative guide for professional philosophers, historians, sociologists and biologists, as well as an accessible reference work for students seeking to learn about this rapidly-changing field. Sahotra Sarkar is Professor of Integrative Biology, Geography and the Environment, and Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of Genetics and Reductionism: A Primer (1998), Biodiversity and Environmental Philosophy (2005), Molecular Models of Life (2005), Doubting Darwin? Creationist Designs on Evolution (2007); co-author of Systematic Conservation Planning (2007); editor of several books, including The Philosophy and History of Molecular Biology (1996), the six-volume Science and the Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Basic Works of Logical Empiricism (1996), and the two-volume The Philosophy of Science: An Encyclopaedia (2006). Anya Plutynski is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah. She specializes in the history and philosophy of science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brilliance Audio
• Gesamtlaufzeit: 2340 Min.
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781536645163
• Artikelnr.: 46997748

Autorenporträt

Sahotra Sarkar is Professor of Philosophy and Ingetrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of Genetics and Reductionism: A Primer ; (1998) and J.B.S. Haldane--A Scientific Biography (forthcoming); editor of several books, including The Philosophy and History of Molecular Biology (1996), the six-volume Science and the Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Basic Works of Logical Empiricism (1996) and the two-volume The Philosophy of Science: An Encyclopedia (forthcoming).Anya Plutynksi is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah. She specializes in the history and philosophy of science.

Inhaltsangabe

I. Introduction: Sahotra Sarkar (University of Texas) and Anya Plutynski
(University of Utah). II. Molecular Biology and Genetics. II.1. Gene
Concepts: Staffan Muller-Wülle (University of Exeter). II.2. Biological
Information: Stefan Artmann (University of Jena). II.3. Heredity and
Heritability: Richard Lewontin (Harvard University). II.4. Genomics,
Proteomics, and Beyond: Sahotra Sarkar (University of Texas). III.
Evolution. III.1. Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism: James G. Lennox (University
of Pittsburgh). III.2. Systematics and Taxonomy: Marc Ereshefsky
(University of Calgary). III.3. Population Genetics: Christopher Stephens
(University of British Columbia). III.4. Units and Levels of Selection:
Samir Okasha (University of Bristol). III.5. Molecular Evolution: Michael
R. Dietrich (Dartmouth College) and John Beatty (University of British
Columbia). III.6. Speciation and Macroevolution: Anya Plutynski (University
of Utah). III.7. Adaptationism: Peter Godfrey-Smith (Harvard University)
and Jon F. Wilkins (Harvard University). IV. Developmental Biology. IV.1.
Phenotypic Plasticity and Reaction Norms: Jonathan Kaplan (University of
Tennessee). IV.2. Explaining the Ontogeny of Form: Philosophical Issues:
Alan C. Love (University of Minnesota). IV.3. Development and Evolution:
Ron Amundson (University of Hawaii). V. Immunology. V.1. Self and Non-Self:
Moira Howes (Trent University). V.2. Health and Disease: Dominic Murphy
(Caltech). VI. Ecology. VI.1. Population Ecology: Mark Colyvan (University
of Sydney). VI.2.Complexity, Diversity, and Stability: James Justus
(University of Texas, Austin). VI.3. Ecosystems: Kent A. Peackock
(University of Lethbridge). VI.4. Biodiversity: Its Meaning and Value:
Bryan Norton (Georgia Institute of Technology). VII. Mind and Behavior.
VII.1. Ethology, Sociobiology, and Evolutionary Psychology: Paul Griffiths
(University of Pittsburgh). VII.2. Cooperation: J. McKenzie Alexander
(London School of Economics). VII.3. Language and Evolution: Derek
Bickerton (University of Hawaii). VIII. Experimentation, Theory, and
Themes. VIII.1. What is Life?: Mark Bedau (Reed College). VIII.2.
Experimentation: Marcel Weber (University of Hanover). VIII.3. Is Biology
Like Physics?: Marc Lange (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill).
VIII.4. Models: Jay Odenbaugh (Lewis and Clark College). VIII.5. Function
and Teleology: Justin Garson (University of Texas, Austin). VIII.6.
Reductionism in Biology: Alexander Rosenberg (Duke University). Index