UID:
almafu_9959328339502883
Format:
1 online resource (xxvi, 589 pages) :
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illustrations
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
ISBN:
9780470696590
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0470696591
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9781405125727
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1405125721
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9781405180269
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1405180269
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9780470695845
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0470695846
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1782686282
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9781782686286
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1282342061
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9781282342064
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9786612342066
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6612342064
Series Statement:
Blackwell companions to philosophy ; 39
Content:
Comprised of essays by top scholars in the field, this volume offers detailed overviews of philosophical issues raised by biology.Brings together a team of eminent scholars to explore the philosophical issues raised by biologyAddresses traditional and emerging topics, spanning molecular biology and genetics, evolution, developmental biology, immunology, ecology, mind and behaviour, neuroscience, and experimentationBegins with a thorough introduction to the fieldGoes beyond previous treatments that focused only on evolution to give equal attention to other areas, such as.
Note:
Part I. Molecular Biology and Genetics -- Gene concepts -- Biological information -- Heredity and heritability -- Genomics, proteomics, and beyond -- Part II. Evolution -- Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism -- Systematics and taxonomy -- Population genetics -- The units and levels of selection -- Molecular evolution -- Speciation and marcoevolution -- Adaptationism -- Part III. Developmental Biology -- Phenotypic plasticity and reaction norms -- Explaining the ontogeny of form: philosophical issues -- Development and evolution -- Part IV. Medicine -- Self and nonself -- Health and disease -- Part V. Ecology -- Population ecology -- Complexity, diversity, and stability -- Ecosystems -- Biodiversity: its meaning and value -- Part VI. Mind and Behavior -- Ethology, ociobiology, and evolutionary psychology -- Cooperation -- Language and evolution -- Part VII. Experimentation, Theory, and Themes -- What is life? -- Experimentation -- Laws and theories -- Models -- Function and teleology -- Reductionism in biology.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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English.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Companion to the philosophy of biology. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008 ISBN 9781405125727
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1405125721
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1002/9780470696590
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470696590
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470696590
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470696590
